Family of pilot from Rancho Cucamonga killed in a wildfire helicopter crash reaches a $15 million settlement

LOS ANGELES — The family of a helicopter pilot who died when his helicopter crashed in 2020 while fighting a wildfire in Southern California reached a $15 million settlement with the company that maintained the aircraft, their attorneys said Friday.
Michael Fournier of Rancho Cucamonga was making water drops on Aug. 19, 2020 over hilly, rugged terrain when his bright red Bell UH-1H copter suddenly plunged into a hillside as he was helping battle the Hills fire burning 10 miles (16 kilomete