Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
The firefighting airplane was grounded after the drone damaged the plane’s wing during the Palisades Fire
Dive teams worked in rough conditions on the Potomac River to raise several pieces of the American Airlines jet
Firefighter Sean Wathen, a former Marine, saw Sgt. Ryan O’Hara’s flight suit and stood by his side for nearly four hours
“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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