THE CAL-FIRE AIR TANKER, THAT WENT DOWN YESTERDAY NEAR YOSEMITE (WHILE DROPPING FIRE RETARDANT ON THE DOG ROCK FIRE), WAS BASED OUT OF HOLLISTER. THE BAY AREA PILOT, WHO DIED IN THE CRASH, WAS THE ONLY CREW MEMBER ON BOARD. CAL-FIRE HAS GROUNDED THE REST OF IT’S 23 S-2T GRUMMAN AIR TANKERS.
