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 plane skids off airport runway in…

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 by an Air India Express flight…

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 incident occurred on the afternoon of…

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 after mechanical issue, department says By S.E.…

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 afternoon of Tuesday, March 3. The…

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, just after 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. Yellow…

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 w/Gordon Graham (The Secret List) All,…

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 United Airlines flight that took off…

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 it crashes into communication tower The…

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 Campinas, when the aircraft collided with…