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Today is 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…

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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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Wednesday the 11th of March, 2026 About to start the 2nd full day here at the 2026 ARFF Leadership Symposium in Addison, Texas... Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Air India Express flight suffers hard landing damage at Phuket airport; runway closes temporarily Videos and photos of damage suffered…

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Tuesday the 10th of March, 2026 From day one of the 2026 ARFF Leadership Symposium in Addison, Texas, here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - One Person Killed in Helicopter Crash outside Mojave Patti Orr MOJAVE – One person was killed when a helicopter crashed just outside of Mojave, the…

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Monday the 9th of March, 2026 Today we're in Addison, Texas for the 2026 ARFF Leadership Symposium. Here are your stories to start the week... Be safe out there, and if you're at the conference, stop by the Simulation/Alpine Metal Tech booth to say hi! Tom   - Fort Worth police helicopter makes emergency landing…

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Friday the 6th of March, 2026 Here is what I have to close out this week... Have a safe weekend! Tom - JFK Parking Garage Fire Sends Three PAPD Officers to Hospital March 5, 2026 by 911MEDIA Three Port Authority police officers were hospitalized after battling a two-vehicle inferno in a JFK Airport parking garage on the…

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Thursday the 5th of March, 2026 The following are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small Plane Goes Down Just North Of Chevy Chase Country Club By Journal Staff Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a small plane crash in unincorporated Deerfield, north of Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling,…

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Wednesday the 4th of March, 2026 Here's what I have for today... Of note, information from "The Secret List" regarding the 4th annual Firefighter-First Responder Wellness Week, a week of free webinars, articles, podcasts, and videos dedicated to supporting the health, safety, and resilience of firefighters... Be safe out there! Tom - Firefighter/FR Wellness Week…

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Tuesday the 3rd of March, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - New Jersey-bound United flight makes emergency landing at LAX after engine fire Flight 2127 bound for Newark turned around an hour after takeoff from Los Angeles with 256 passengers and 12 crew aboard By Louis Casiano A New Jersey-bound…

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Monday the 2nd of March, 2026 We start the new week and the month of March with these stories... Of note, the rescue of two balloonists from their balloon/basket after becoming entangled several hundred feet up in a communications tower. Be safe out there! Tom - Crews work to bring down hot air balloon after…

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Friday the 27th of February, 2026 We close out this week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Azul Airlines plane collides with birds during takeoff and panel detaches from engine mount. Put Matthew Alves An Azul Linhas Aéreas flight had problems today (26) shortly after taking off from Viracopos International Airport, in…

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Thursday the 26th of February, 2026 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Philippines identifies US military plane that hit road barrier, injuring 5 crew members By Seth Robson - Stars and Stripes The Philippine military has identified the U.S. military aircraft that crashed during a Tuesday roadway exercise as an…

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Wednesday the 25th of February, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane makes emergency landing in Williamson County woods after taking off from Murfreesboro The pilot was able to land safely with no reported injuries. By Caleb Wethington FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office reports several…

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Tuesday the 24th of February, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Aircraft overturns near Monroe airport Staff Reports MONROE – A single-engine piston aircraft with three people on board overturned while landing Feb. 23. The aircraft ended up about 200 to 300 feet from the runway at Charlotte-Monroe Executive…

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Monday the 23rd of February, 2026 Big computer issues this morning just resolved so here are the stories for today, late, but published... Be safe out there! Tom - Aircraft engine failure causes grass fire at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport by: Sarah Smith SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A mechanical issue with an aircraft’s engine caused a…

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Friday the 20th of February, 2026 Here's what we have to close out this week... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Plane crashes near Lake Texoma in Grayson County By KXII Staff GRAYSON COUNTY, Texas (KXII) - First responders were called out to a plane crash near Pottsboro Thursday evening. The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office said several state…

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