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
Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire before it spread in the heavily wooded area
The chief of the Association of Flight Attendants union said she expects federal investigators will find that baggage slowed down the evacuation and caused some of the injuries
There was a significant post-crash fire in the heavily wooded area in the Adirondack Mountains
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the remains of four occupants were found inside the aircraft
Capt. Gregg Favre said the report lays out what a model policy, or city, state or federal law could look like
Lake Dillon Fire battalion chief Shawn Sawyer said leaking fuel made it difficult to extinguish the fire
The four occupants inside the home were able to escape without injury; the occupants of the plane weren’t immediately identified
Three members from the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad reached the plane and secured it on the steep terrain in preparation for recovery efforts
Cal Fire Public Information Officer Daniel Berlant wrote that pilots’ lives were put at risk due to the hobby drone
The helicopter crashed in a 2008 forest fire, killing seven firefighters and two pilots; exec provided false performance specifications
The lawsuit accuses officials of gross negligence, carelessness and failure to properly advise others of the time and location of the drill
The plane nearly struck a vehicle being driven by a former DeKalb County firefighter
The 2008 crash was one of the deadliest helicopter crashes involving working firefighters in U.S. history
Brendan Mullen was on temporary assignment when the helicopter crashed; he suffered broken bones but will be OK
The three on the helicopter were contract workers, and the sole survivor was airlifted to a nearby hospital after the crash
In the past, he volunteered his services during forest-fire season when rescue helicopters are busy fighting blazes
The actor was piloting a single-engine plane when it crashed into a golf course
It took firefighters about 50 minutes to free the men from the plane; the extent of their injuries was not disclosed
Although 15 people were rescued, there are still 17 missing passengers; pilot called mayday shortly after takeoff
In 911 calls released by authorities overnight, shock and alarm is evident in the callers’ voices
The copter was in flames with two people trapped when firefighters arrived; they extricated one and tried to resuscitate him but was later pronounced dead
The 2008 crash was one of the deadliest helicopter crashes involving working firefighters in U.S. history
Chief Ronald Blackwell described the fire and smoke from the wreckage as horrific and a challenging fire to fight
A more complete investigation is ongoing and expected to take months after veteran pilot Geoffrey Hunt was killed in the crash
Capt. Thomas R. Weiss, a 22-year fire service veteran, had been flying planes for more than 34 years
The NTSB report relied heavily on the pilot who survived after the helicopter crashed and burst into flames, killing a flight nurse and patient on board
It’s not clear how long the grounding will last as the agency checks the safety of the aircraft and its pilots
The patient on board died; the flight nurse and a paramedic were still in critical condition as of Monday afternoon
The air tanker smashed into a canyon wall on the edge of Yosemite National Park; the pilot was the only person aboard
Fire chief: Medical crew waiting on the copter was first on scene at fiery crash and made heroic effort to save coworkers
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