CalFire Pilot Found Dead in Barracks
A pilot with CalFire was found dead in his bunk last week.
Jerold “Jerry” Bonner, 72, was found about 9 a.m. on March 6.
The incident occurred at the Alma Helitack base in Santa Clara County.
Bonner, a CalFire pilot for the past 16 years, was a U.S. Navy veteran.
This brings to 16 the number of firefighters killed on duty this year.