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Thursday the 16th of October, 2025 After two days of traveling through numerous flight cancellations and delays and then having to work out some legal issues regarding the "Daily News Report", from rainy but beautiful Sorrento, Italy. we are back! Here are the stories to catch up from yesterday... Be safe out there! Tom -…

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Tuesday the 14th of October, 2025 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane in difficulty makes emergency landing at Quebec City airportZone Zone911 This afternoon, a plane with two people on board had to make an emergency landing at Quebec City airport due to a problem with the landing…

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Monday the 13th of October, 2025 We start the week with these stories... Be safe out there! Tom - ‘Giant ball of fire’: 2 killed during small plane crash in Fort Worth near Hicks Airfield FAA says it expects to lead the investigation into what caused the aircraft to go down. By Suryatapa Chakraborty and…

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Friday the 10th of October, 2025 We close out this week with the following articles... Of note, thanks again to Chief Goldfeder and Gordon Graham and the team at "Firefighter Close Calls" for sharing information to keep firefighters educated and safer. This time letting us know of a free webinar discussing an active shooter response…

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Thursday the 9th of October, 2025 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Private plane crashes after take-off in UP, service provider says conditions responsible According to Farrukhabad district officials, the aircraft belonging to Jet Service Aviation Pvt Ltd, with the registration number VT-DEZ, lost control while taking off and…

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Wednesday the 8th of October, 2025 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane runs off runway at Louisville's Bowman Field, comes to stop on Seneca Golf Course LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A plane ran off the runway at Louisville's Bowman Field on a rainy Tuesday morning. MetroSafe confirmed the…

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Tuesday the 7th of October, 2025 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Medical helicopter crashes on California highway, critically injuring 3 Lindsay Weber SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three crew members were critically injured when a medical helicopter crashed onto a California highway Monday night. California Highway Patrol traffic logs indicate…

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Monday the 6th of October, 2025 We start the week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom - Pilot survives single-engine plane crash in southern Indiana by: Michaela Springer ORANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — A pilot sustained “nonlife-threatening” injuries after his plane crashed into a heavily-wooded area in southern Indiana, according to Indiana…

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Friday the 3rd of October, 2025 We close out the week with the following stories... Of note, from Chief Goldfeder's "TLS", the story of Cedar City, Utah's Fire Chief, Mike Phillips, who has been seriously burned at what appears to have been the Cedar City Regional Airport triennial disaster drill. Also included is an article…

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Thursday the 2nd of October, 2025 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Two Delta planes collide — ripping off wing — while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport as passenger describes moment flights ‘absolutely smashed’ By Zoe Hussain and Richard Pollina Two packed Delta jets “absolutely smashed” into each other on…

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Wednesday the 1st of October, 2025 We start the month of October with these stories... Be safe out there! Tom   - Sky High plane makes emergency landing at AILA due to front landing gear failure Dominican News By: Edra Gutiérrez Santo Domingo.- An Embraer 190 aircraft operated by the Sky High airline made an emergency…

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Tuesday the 30th of September, 2025 We close out the month of September with these stories... Be safe out there! Tom - Officials: Plane makes 'hard landing' at Johnstown Airport, no injuries reported by WJAC staff JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Emergency crews in Cambria County were called to the Johnstown Airport Sunday afternoon following reports of a…

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Monday the 29th of September, 2025 These are the stories to start the week... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane crashes near Newman Lake after losing power in the air Caleb McGever NEWMAN LAKE, Wash. – A pilot flying a single engine aircraft near Eller Airstrip managed to survive without injury after their plane…

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Friday the 26th of September, 2025 We close out the week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - 2 injured after plane crashes near Wickenburg airport By Alexis Cortez WICKENBURG, AZ (AZFamily) — An investigation is underway after a plane went down northwest of the Valley early Thursday morning. According to the Federal Aviation…

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Thursday the 25th of September, 2025 The last day of the ARFF Working Group’s 35th Annual ARFF Working Group Int'l Educational Symposium. Another great event where I met some old friends, made some new friends and networked with many Brothers and Sisters in the ARFF profession. Thanks to the ARFFWG Board of Directors, Barb Haas…

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Wednesday the 24th of September, 2025 From the vendor hall at the Mohegan Sun Resort, Uncasville, Ct, host of this years ARFF Working Group Annual Int’l Educational Symposium, here are your stories for today. Of note, congratulations to Chief Rob Mathis, Portland International Airport Fire Department on being selected as the 2025 Legend Award recipient.…

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Tuesday the 23rd of September, 2025 From the 35th Annual ARFF Working Group Int’l Educational Symposium, the premier event for the aviation firefighting industry. Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - 'You’re lucky to be alive:' Residents stunned after pilot walks away from small plane crash in Williamsburg By: Kamilah Williams , Web…

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Monday the 22nd of September, 2025 We start this week from Connecticut where tonight kicks off the 35th Annual ARFF Working Group Int'l Educational Symposium at the Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, CT. Looking forward to seeing many old friends as well as meeting many new ones as well. If you’re here, stop by Booth…

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Friday the 19th of September, 2025 We close out this week with the following stories... Of note, the first story regarding the Cirrus SR22 that went down in Franklin, NC. This aircraft would have been equipped with a Ballistic Recovery System, or BRS, a system that every firefighter should know about. In short, it is…

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Thursday the 18th of September, 2025 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - San Diego International Airport reopens after hours-long closure caused by small jet on runway No one was injured in the incident, which occurred on the runway around 6 p.m., but all inbound flights were diverted or delayed…

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