Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
Susan “Suzie” Smith served more than 50 years as a nurse and was hailed for her impact on EMS care and education
Minutes after the chopper went down, Sacramento Fire Capt. Peter Vandersluis rallied about 15 drivers to raise the medevac so a firefighter could rescue a flight nurse
A REACH medical helicopter experienced an “in-air emergency” and crashed onto a Sacramento highway, trapping one crewmember
The whistleblower said the agency has refused to send the unused masks to first responders and healthcare workers
A proposed bill would impose a penalty of up to a year in jail and $5,000 in fines for first responders who take unauthorized photos of crime or accident victims
The Ohio fire chief was absent without leave on two separate days
The crash ignited a brush fire, making it difficult for firefighters and emergency personnel to get to the aircraft
The plane was carrying retardant for an aerial firefighting mission when it crashed, killing all on board
Members of Terre Haute Regional Airport’s board of directors said the facility would improve business and help serve the city’s east side
A small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Maryland, killing the pilot and damaging two homes
The crash killed the pilot and ignited a structure fire and car fire
Video shows home engulfed in fire after being struck by a Cessna aircraft
One camera showed the plane’s rapidly accelerating downward left turn, and another showed the plane’s final four seconds as it disappeared behind treetops
When a 911 caller told a dispatcher a plane had crashed into a nearby house, she couldn’t quite believe her ears
A small plane crashed through the roof of a home, killing the pilot and causing an explosion that set two houses ablaze
Two firefighters were aboard the plane along with eight other passengers and three crewmembers
Five people on board were taken to Hartford Hospital and one person on the ground was also injured and transported to the hospital
A single-engine Beechcraft Sierra plane took off from the runway, had a mechanical issue and turned around in an attempt to land when it crashed
Authorities said two people are dead, three are injured and one is still missing following the Cessna’s crash into the home
Officials credited the quick response by area EMS and firefighters for helping the passengers and mitigating any potential environmental problems with fuel runoff
The FAA launched an investigation into allegations of “unqualified CFD personnel manning” specialized rigs that are mandated at airports
Officials state that bringing ARFF in-house means it eliminates expenses currently paid by the airport authority
NYPD reports that a bird may have caused the pilot to make an emergency landing 11 minutes after takeoff
The helicopter crash landed on the top of the building, which isn’t far from Rockefeller Center and Times Square
New York City Fire Department officials said the pilot was being treated for a non-life-threatening injury after the helicopter landed in the river
The grant is funded by the Federal Aviation Trust Fund, which uses taxes collected from airline tickets to support U.S. airline capital and operational costs
Four people were killed in a a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes
Daniel Laird, a Tahoe National Forest helitrack captain who was killed in a helicopter crash in Texas, was honored by the Sacramento Fire Department
A plane crash into a residence required a combination of firefighting, hazmat and rescue to remove occupants from the home
James Wagner was in the twin-engine plane with pilot in training, Timothy Sheehy, when the plane crashed into a home near Winter Haven Regional Airport
A two-story house burst into flames after being hit by the plane’s main cabin and one its engines, with the second engine landing in the road
ARFF1 is equipped with a watering system to extinguish a ground fire, a compressed air line to run power tools and an infrared camera to help identify hot spots
Authorities said the small passenger plane crashed into a soybean field, killing firefighter Nicholas Werner and everyone else on board
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