Federal investigators are looking into what caused the helicopter to go down near Mariposa.

A firefighting helicopter crashed on the Dome Fire, killing two pilots as the Yosemite-area wildfire continued to expand.

Dome Fire sparked in remote section of Yosemite National Park on Tuesday closing Chilnualna Falls.

The two pilots killed when a firefighting helicopter crashed while battling the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park have been identified as Greg King and Ryan Cutter, according to their employer.

On Sunday, a helicopter crashed during firefighting operations near Mariposa. Two pilots were killed, according to the FFA. One of the pilots has been identified.

The pilot’s identity was confirmed in a statement from the State of Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on Monday.

Two Fly Precision crew members died after their helicopter crashed while fighting the Dome Fire in Yosemite, officials said ...

At the time of the crash, the helicopter crew was engaged in “bucket work,” which involves scooping water out of a lake or river to dump on the fire.

The FAA said the Eurocopter AS32 crashed near Mariposa at about 2:55 p.m. Sunday.

Initial location: north of Wawona Dome, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, Calif. Dome Fire initially started at 8:28 a.m. Sep. 15 - north of Wawona Dome, Yosemite National Park in Mariposa ...

Two people fighting the Dome Fire in Yosemite died after their firefighting helicopter crashed Sunday, according to officials. The helicopter crashed around 2 p.m. The cause of the crash was not ...