Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
D.C. Fire Chief John Donnelly Sr. said the wreckage of the plane’s fuselage will probably have to be pulled from the water to get all the bodies
Incident command challenges are heightened in a region replete with jurisdictional anomalies
First responders have recovered at least 28 bodies from the Potomac River after the midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter
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
The Army, Marine Corps and Navy joined the search along with Honolulu firefighters and lifeguards
Honolulu Fire Department search and rescue crews found and collected pieces of helicopter fuselage and a helmet in a debris field
One of the crash victims walked to a nearby home to contact police, who said that the flight appeared to be a training flight
A witness said the plane was like a “big black solid red ball of fire”
The plane crashed and burned just moments after takeoff, but the pilot escaped serious injury
Firefighters tried to put out the fire at the main crash site but withdrew after an explosion forced them back
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