Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
Gov. Josh Shapiro met with the members of Philadelphia Fire Department Engine Co.71, about a half mile from the crash site
Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane’s wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft
The O’Haras met D.C. firefighters who found their son’s body and the rookie firefighter and Marine who stood guard over him
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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