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Today is Wednesday the 8th of April, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Cape Air plane door opens mid-flight off Nantucket, Massachusetts: "A bit nerve-wracking" By Neal Riley A Cape Air plane on its way to Boston had to return to Nantucket, Massachusetts after part of a door opened up mid-flight on…

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Tuesday the 7th of April, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Jet skids off runway at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, temporarily suspending operations By Eyewitness News TETERBORO, New Jersey (WABC) -- An airport in New Jersey temporarily suspended operations after a jet skidded off the runway on Monday.…

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Monday the 6th of April, 2026 Sad news from Fort Lauderdale where one of our own, Broward Sheriff's Office Firefighter/Paramedic Steven Lepselter, died after he suffered a medical emergency while on duty Easter Morning. Over his 19 year career with the BSO, some of Steven’s assignments have included the Airport, Seaport, Hazardous Materials (HazMat), Air…

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Friday the 3rd of April, 2026 Here are a couple of stories to close out the week... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Aircraft crashes in Huejotzingo, Puebla; at least 4 people died potosinoticias.com An aircraft crashed near the San Mateo Capultitlán – Santa Ana Xalmimilulco highway, in the municipality of Huejotzingo, Puebla, in an …

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Thursday the 2nd of April, 2026 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Philadelphia training aircraft lost power before crash that injured 2, including off-duty officer By 6abc Digital Staff and Briana Smith PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A small training aircraft crashed into a tree Wednesday afternoon in Fluehr Park in the Torresdale section…

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Wednesday the 1st of April, 2026 As today is April Fools Day, let me remind you to not believe everything you hear or read today and trust nobody, just like any other day! Here are your legit stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom - A Small Plane on Its Way to Cartagena Colombia…

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Tuesday the 31st of March, 2026 We close out the month of March with these stories... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane crash closes runway at Pitt Meadows Regional Airport By Colleen Flanagan Transportation Safety Board of Canada has deployed a team of investigators to Pitt Meadows Regional Airport after a plane crash on…

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Monday the 30th of March, 2026 We kick off the new week with the following stories... Of note, the story about Albuquerque police officers suing the federal government after a 2024 F-35 crash response exposed them to hazardous chemicals and caused ongoing medical issues.... Be safe out there! Tom - Delta flight DL104 makes emergency…

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Friday the 27th of March, 2026 We close out the week with these stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - 3 dead after helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauai by: Trent Unebasami HANALEI, Kauai (KHON2) — Three people have died after a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach. Officials said it happened around 3:45 p.m. on…

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Thursday the 26th of March, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - A 737 caught fire at Changi Airport; five fire engines were dispatched. On Wednesday (March 25), Garuda Indonesia flight GA829, a B737-800 aircraft (PK-GFW), caught fire in its tail auxiliary power unit (APU) before departure from Singapore…

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Wednesday the 25th of March, 2026 Here's what I have for today... Be safe out there! Tom - UPDATE: NY Crash Fire Truck Transponder Issue, Swiss Cheese, Survey All, Some interesting statements came out of this afternoon's update from NTSB. Their preliminary investigation into the fatal runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York late…

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Tuesday the 24th of March, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - At least 66 killed after Colombian military plane crashes in southern Amazon Tiago Rogero in Bogotá and agencies Transport plane carrying soldiers and crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo, deep in Colombia’s southern Amazon region…

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Monday the 23rd of March, 2026 Tragic news tonight from KLGA in New York City where there are reports that a an Air Canada CRJ has collided with a Port Authority firetruck leaving four firefighters critically injured... Keep our Brothers and Sisters in your prayers! Tom - 4 firefighters critially injured as Air Canada flight,…

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Friday the 20th of March, 2026 We close out this week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Ryanair issues statement after firefighters rush to plane at Manchester Airport Flights were briefly suspended as crews worked at the scene By Stephen Topping Senior reporter and Ramazani Mwamba News reporter Ryanair has issued…

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Thursday the 19th of March, 2026 Quite late today as I had a sad personal issue to attend to, but here we go! These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane crashes at local airport By Micah Pearce A single-engine airplane made a crash landing Wednesday evening at Aero Valley…

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Wednesday the 18th of March, 2026 Tragic news out of Chicago where Firefighter/EMT Michael Altman, assigned to Truck Company 47, succumbed yesterday to injuries received while fighting a structure fire on the cities North Side this past Monday. Mike was a fourth-generation CFD firefighter and leaves behind a young son and a wife, who is…

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Tuesday the 17th of March, 2026 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day! "Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh", Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all! Here are the stories for today… Go dté tú slán! Tom - Boeing 747 Skids Off Runway in the US: Frightening Incident at Birmingham Airport. Goklerdeyiz.net An incident involving a Kuehne+Nagel cargo…

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Monday the 16th of March, 2026 These are the stories to start the new week... Be safe out there! Tom - Jet veers off runway and crashes into embankment while landing at Jundiaí airport. The aircraft had taken off from Bragança Paulista Airport; no one was injured. A jet plane went off the runway after…

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Friday the 13th of March, 2026 We close out this busy week with the following couple of stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Plane makes emergency landing on busy road in Peachtree City By Atlanta News First staff ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — “You can’t park there.” That’s what the Peachtree City Police Department…

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Thursday the 12th of March, 2026 The last day here in Addison, Texas and the 2026 ARFF Leadership Symposium... Always great to meet up with old friends while making new ones! Here are the stories for today... Safe home to everyone traveling from the show today and tomorrow... Tom - Elderly woman hospitalized after small…

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