(Salem, OR) -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has ordered flags flown at half-staff on state buildings on Wednesday and Thursday to honor James Maxwell. The Idaho pilot was flying a single engine air tanker near Seneca in eastern Oregon when his plane crashed. He was working on a new lightning caused wildfire. The Governor released a statement saying that on behalf off Oregon, she's expressing condolences to Maxwell's family, loved ones, and fellow firefighters.