Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
D.C. fire boats as well as police helicopters are conducting search and rescue efforts on the Potomac River
Capt. RK Smithley has helped drop over 175,000 gallons of fire retardant during more than a dozen flights in two days
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said a Super Scooper is grounded after a collision with a drone over the Palisades Fire
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
A group of Belgian firefighters heading to training in Fort Lauderdale suddenly found themselves assisting with the evacuation
Police have accused a firefighter of lying to them in the Asiana Airline crash investigation and say fire officials didn’t say anything about camera footage
Firefighters quickly doused a small brushfire ignited in the crash
Jake Harrell was filling in for a sick co-worker when he failed to make a scheduled check-in; officials say he may have clipped trees or a rugged mountain
People in the area ran outside to see a roaring fire and thick plumes of smoke; four members of the same family on the flight died
“Nobody examined her, nobody touched her, nobody protected her, moved her or did anything to take her out of harm’s way...” the teen’s family’s attorney said
The fire truck driver was alerted to the girl; firefighters did not check the teen’s vitals to see if she was alive
The plane went off the right side of the runway, flipped over and burst into flames
Airport-based responders will undergo a 40-hour course on dealing with plane disasters in the aftermath of the Asiana crash response that killed a survivor
The teen was hit by a vehicle spraying foam and later by another rig leaving for more water
The Asiana pilot was “very concerned” about bringing the plane in with no instrument landing aids, investigation reveals
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