Friday the 4th of July, 2025

The 4th of July, 2025 – Independence Day Today, July 4th, is Independence Day here in the United States. It is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which was the date the United States formally declared its independence from Great Britain in order to achieve freedom…

Here are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom Skydiving Plane With 15 Aboard Crashes During Takeoff At New Jersey Airport; FAA Probes Incident The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. local time when a Cessna 208B aircraft was departing from the airport, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement to…

These are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom Passengers endure scary landing, evacuation after Chicago-bound flight forced to turn around: VIDEO By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team CHICAGO (WLS) — Passengers endured a scary landing on Tuesday morning after a smoke warning forced a Chicago-bound flight to turn around and head back to St.…

We begin the month of July with the following stories… Of note, an update to story of the murder of two firefighters and the shooting of a third in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho as well as the FAA release of Advisory Circular 150/5220-10F “Guide Specification for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicles” Here are the…

We start the week with an update from Chief Goldfeders “The Secret List” to the tragic story out of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho where 2 Firefighters were murdered by a sniper who ambushed them as they responded to a brush fire near near Coeur d’Alene. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences to the families of these Firefighters…

These are the stories to close out this week… Everyone have a safe weekend! Tom Aircraft overruns runway at local airport by: Emily Lewis DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – First responders were called to assist after an aircraft overran the runway in Miami Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol Dayton Post was called to the Dayton Wright…

These are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom American Airlines Flight Returns to Las Vegas After Mid-Air Engine Fire The airline said that the plane was carrying 153 customers and six crew members. Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia An American Airlines flight with 159 people on board was forced to return to…

These are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom 2 seriously injured in crash of small plane at Big Lake airport By Zaz Hollander, Loren Holmes BIG LAKE – Two men were seriously injured in the crash of a small plane Tuesday morning at Big Lake’s airport. Both pilot and passenger were severely injured, according…

Here are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom   Plane aborts takeoff in Zurich at 264 km/h – passengers evacuated A Boeing 767 had to abort takeoff at Zurich Airport shortly after 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning, immediately before takeoff. By Lorenzo Petro, Martin Liebrich A United Airlines Boeing 767 blocked a…

These are the stories to start the new week… Of note, a couple of serious incidents handled by ARFF personnel from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Be safe out there! Tom Aircraft Emergency Response at IAD Units from IAD Fire & Rescue responded to an aircraft emergency after the flight declared an emergency shortly after…