Memorial Procession to Escort Body of Alaska Firefighter and Helicopter Pilot Along Glenn Highway to Palmer

Wife’s heart-wrenching tribute to hero pilot killed while battling Yosemite inferno

Mourners gathered to honor the two fallen hero firefighters who lost their lives battling the recent Yosemite fire, as a grieving wife remembered her husband for doing something he loved.

Alaska honors fallen firefighter Greg King

On September 29, 2026, the Honor Guard processed from Anchorage to Palmer, carrying home Alaskan wildland firefighter and pilot Greg King, who died while fighting the Dome Fire in Yosemite, California. A contracted Super Puma helicopter supporting the firefighting operations crashed, resulting in the deaths of both individuals onboard, Greg King and his fellow pilot […]

Anchorage Procession Honors Alaska Wildland Firefighter Greg King After Fatal California Dome Fire Helicopter Crash Killed Him and Pilot Ryan Cutter – Central Recorder Publishing

ANCHORAGE, AK — A procession in honor of Alaska wildland firefighter and helicopter pilot Greg King moved from Anchorage toward the Palmer area Tuesday evening, marking a public tribute to a man who died in a crash while fighting a wildfire in California. The escort began near Raspberry Road and traveled north on Minnesota Drive, then east on 6th Avenue before continuing along the Glenn Highway toward Palmer. King died Sept. 20 during firefighti…

Memorial procession to escort body of Alaska firefighter and helicopter pilot along Glenn Highway to Palmer

Greg King, who lived near Palmer, was killed with another pilot in a helicopter crash while fighting a fire a near Yosemite National Park on Sept. 20.

Community to honor Alaska firefighter Greg King during Tuesday procession

Community members and emergency responders will honor Alaska wildland firefighter and helicopter pilot Greg King Tuesday. King died while fighting the Dome Fire in California on September 20.

Pilot Ryan Cutter killed in Yosemite helicopter crash remembered by fellow firefighting pilot

Ryan Cutter, a firefighting helicopter pilot from Utah, has been remembered by colleagues as a pilot with a stellar reputation after he died in a crash in Yosemite.