Event Brief
11 NPS workers evacuated by helicopter in California fire
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 10:03 AM ET
Summary: A helicopter evacuated 11 National Park Service employees from Santa Rosa Island as a wildfire spread.
WHO: National Park Service employees
WHAT: 11 National Park Service workers were evacuated by helicopter from Santa Rosa Island amid a wildfire.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 9:23 AM ET
WHERE: Santa Rosa Island, California
WHY: A human-caused wildfire spread across more than 10,000 acres.
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