Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
The new ARFF vehicles will support MET – Montreal Metropolitan Airport’s transition from a regional airfield to a major domestic hub
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
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
A Cal Fire contracted helicopter, which had two people on board, experienced a “mechanical failure” and had to make an emergency landing
Firefighters found two people dead inside the plane after it crashed south of the Hesperia Airport
Officials said Ronny Weston, 64, crashed a Solaris 16.8 ultralight aircraft on the Snake River shortly after taking off from a nearby airstrip
Pipe Creek Township firefighters Kyle Hibst and David Wittkamper were about to take off when their plane struck the tail of another plane that had just landed
The body of Brian McDaniel was greeted with a water cannon salute from firefighters at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Firefighter Brian McDaniel was identified as one of the victims who was killed when a helicopter crashed into the East River
“Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the pilot is heard saying during the crash Sunday night. “East River — engine failure”
The helicopter, a private charter hired for a photo shoot, went down near Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence
Quiet Warrior
Avalon Fire Department Captain John Meffert was on his way home for a Fourth of July getaway when Frank and Janan Pisano’s plane hit his car and crashed onto the freeway
Elyse Duckett alleged she was being made a scapegoat for larger failures in the rescue efforts after the crash
The lawsuit claimed firefighter Elyse Duckett became the “sacrificial lamb” after a plane crash killed 16-year-old Ye Meng Yuan in 2013
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