Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
Three members of an ARCH Air Medical Service crew were injured when their medical helicopter crashed while taking off from a Hartford fire station
A sightseeing helicopter broke apart and crashed into the Hudson River less than 18 minutes after takeoff
Several fire and police boats are on the scene near the Holland Tunnel
In 911 calls released by authorities overnight, shock and alarm is evident in the callers’ voices
The copter was in flames with two people trapped when firefighters arrived; they extricated one and tried to resuscitate him but was later pronounced dead
The 2008 crash was one of the deadliest helicopter crashes involving working firefighters in U.S. history
Chief Ronald Blackwell described the fire and smoke from the wreckage as horrific and a challenging fire to fight
A more complete investigation is ongoing and expected to take months after veteran pilot Geoffrey Hunt was killed in the crash
Capt. Thomas R. Weiss, a 22-year fire service veteran, had been flying planes for more than 34 years
The NTSB report relied heavily on the pilot who survived after the helicopter crashed and burst into flames, killing a flight nurse and patient on board
It’s not clear how long the grounding will last as the agency checks the safety of the aircraft and its pilots
The patient on board died; the flight nurse and a paramedic were still in critical condition as of Monday afternoon
The air tanker smashed into a canyon wall on the edge of Yosemite National Park; the pilot was the only person aboard
Fire chief: Medical crew waiting on the copter was first on scene at fiery crash and made heroic effort to save coworkers
They were driving behind the bus when it crashed near O’Hare Airport; 4 were seriously injured
The lawsuit says rescuers were reckless and poorly trained
A pilot, paramedic and nurse on board died when the helicopter went down for an unknown reason and burst into flames
The crash killed all five fire officers aboard the helicopter, while a female high school student on the ground received a minor injury
Patrick Schultz suffered third-degree burns on both arms and his left leg, and second-degree burns on his face
Veteran firefighter Mitchell Ow is awake and breathing on his own after overturning a rig on an airport tarmac
The board made 27 recommendations to prevent future disasters; fire officials said they have enhanced their training
Veteran firefighter Mitchell Ow, 55, was not thrown from the vehicle, but sustained major injuries
The aircraft was trying to depart when it veered from the runway and caught fire
Firefighters extinguished the blaze in the aircraft’s left engine; a ramp worker was taken to a hospital
Brian Lee, a helicopter pilot and firefighter-medic with the LAFD, was killed and a boy passenger is in critical condition
The jet exploded into flames and destroyed two homes and heavily damaged a third; the pilot and everyone on the ground were not injured
Responders were still on the scene Sunday morning; officials have not said what caused the crash
Sonia Morales Martinez had more than 5,000 hours of experience flying aircraft and was a veteran firefighter
Firefighter Patrick Schultz is in extremely critical condition after he was injured in a fiery plane crash that killed three other people
The pilot, who’s also a firefighter, tried to put out the fire with a garden hose before he was forced away by burning fuel
Battalion Chief Mark Johnson’s footage showed a teen being run over by a fire truck
Richard Newman, 38, was seriously burned when the helicopter crashed and caught fire; he’s in the ICU with burns covering nearly 20 percent of his body
The helicopter crashed and caught fire on top of at least three vehicles; one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition
