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
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
Thousands of holiday travelers were forced to leave their gates and gather at security checkpoints
Knoxville Fire Department Capt. D.J. Corcoran said the plane crashed in the front yard of a home on top of an unoccupied vehicle
It appeared the pilot tried to land the plane in the open space of the schoolyard and adjacent park, the chief said
Fire Captain John Meffert jumped into action to save Frank and Janan Pisano after their plane hit his car
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Lt. Steve Lawrence said it’s unclear what forced the twin-engine Cessna 402B to land
The jet’s two pilots, flight attendant and one passenger were able to make it off the jet on their own
Police officers joined firefighters, EMTs and other first responders in a procession in honor of the victims
Structural firefighters face unique location, access, PPE and site security challenges when responding to general aviation aircraft crashes
The aircraft exploded in a ball of fire, killing the pilot and starting a small brushfire that firefighters quickly extinguished
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