By Brandi Smith
August 9, 2008
WHITE CITY, Ore. -- The firefighters contracted with Grayback Forestry just got back from serving on the fire lines in Northern California and learned about a deadly helicopter crash involving their peers. Tuesday's crash claimed the lives of seven Oregon firefighters, including a Eugene man and a Coquille man. Three Oregon men survived the crash.
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