'His greatest passion was fighting forest fires': Iowa firefighter, decorated Cold War Pilot remembered after fatal crash

Chief pilot killed in Widemouth 2 Fire helicopter crash remembered as hero who ran toward danger

Chris Andersen, the chief pilot killed when a firefighting helicopter crashed over the Widemouth 2 Fire last Friday, is being remembered as a hero who spent 40 years running toward danger.

'His greatest passion was fighting forest fires': Iowa firefighter, decorated Cold War Pilot remembered after fatal crash

The family of an Iowa man identified him as one of two firefighters who died in a helicopter crash while fighting the Widemouth 2 Fire last week.