Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
Officials moved up the use of helicopters to fight an 80-acre brush fire on Lamentation Mountain
The collapsing radio tower, east of the city’s downtown area, did not fall on any structures
Ewing firefighters look towards taking over fire protection from the private fire company at Trenton-Mercer Airport
Three members of Air Evac Lifeteam 133 were en route to pick up a patient when their helicopter went down in Owenton
A requirement that all aerial supervisors be government employees and the use of contractors has become a point of contention
Prepare for a higher fuel load, increased potential for victims, and a larger search field
Since 2020, there have been at least 14 fatal crashes of airplanes and helicopters fighting fires in the U.S.
Shanksville Chief Terry Shaffer reflects on how his family is inextricably linked to the tragedy – and how they continue to honor the victims and the community
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Charlotte firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in an old control tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
The plane landed in trees in a heavily wooded area; despite the challenging terrain, the Shelter Cove FD, supported by mutual aid, successfully rescued two adults and a 2-year-old girl
A plane crash-landed and collided with a vehicle on I-75 in Collier County
Authorities report several people were killed when a plane crashed into a Clearwater mobile home park
The newly opened Tulum International Airport in Mexico has acquired an advanced fleet of Striker ARFF vehicles to support emergency operations
The Japan Airlines A350’s fuselage gave passengers and crew time to escape and did not burn through for some time
One person died and another is expected to survive after being rescued by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel
The plane did not collide with any other vehicles when it crashed, but an unoccupied vehicle nearby caught fire as a result of the crash
FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb details the response to American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed in Queens just 2 months after 9/11
Broward County Firefighter-paramedic Mikael Chaguaceda and the pilot were able to climb out of the burning chopper and onto the roof of the apartment building
A CAL FIRE-contracted helicopter when down while operating over the Tea Fire in the Sierra National Forest
The preliminary report on the crash of two helicopters at the Broadway Fire looks at rotor blades and tire damage
Crews worked to save the pilot after his helicopter crashed, upside down in a canal near Princeton Airport
The exact cause of the crash is unknown, but the helicopter fell out of the sky after an in-flight fire, killing a Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue captain and civilian
Broward County Fire-Rescue Capt. Terryson Jackson, 49, was on board and died following the crash, as well as a female on the ground
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office fire rescue helicopter crashed into a structure shortly after takeoff
Fire and EMS personnel in Spartanburg County rescued two people in plane crash
One of the two helicopters that crashed during a wildfire in Cabazon lacked a collision avoidance system
Assistant Chief Josh Bischof and Captain Tim Rodriguez are remembered as “the absolute best the fire service has ever had”
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