Funeral services were held Saturday for the two firefighters who were killed in the March 30 crash of a helicopter that was being used on a prescribed fire in southern Mississippi.

Below is an excerpt from an article at WLOX:

WIGGINS, MS (WLOX) – First Baptist Church in Wiggins has a capacity of 300 people. For Steve Cobb’s memorial service on Saturday, there were 500 in the sanctuary.

This followed the more than 1,000 who attended the four-hour visitation on Friday.

People came from all over the state and country to find comfort and encouragement from one another and to try to understand how the long-time U.S. Forest Service employee died too soon.

The funeral service for pilot Brandon Ricks was also held Saturday in his hometown of Blanchard, Oklahoma.

The lone survivor, Brendan Mullen, continues to recover at the University of South Alabama Medical Center’s burn unit in Mobile.

The investigation into the crash by multiple agencies will likely last months if not a year or more.

Many attending the service were members of the U.S. Forest Service. The service was broadcast outside the church so that the message of his legacy could be heard loud and clear to everyone.

Obituary for Brandon Ricks.
Update on the condition of Brendan Mullen.