Information that is a combination of Aviation, Firefighting, Specialized Rescue, Hazardous Materials, Security, and Airport Operations from around the globe. They are stories relevant to any airport environment.
Thursday the 13th of November, 2025
Here are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Small plane makes safe emergency landing in rural Valley Springs By Dakota News Now staff VALLEY SPRINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A small plane made an emergency landing in a harvested field near the South Dakota-Minnesota border on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities were…
Wednesday the 12th of November, 2025
These are the stories for today… Of note, an article from KBTX in Texas remembering Dana Diamond, UPS Captain and Bastrop County, Texas Fire Chief that includes comments from our friend and ARFF Legend Jack Kreckie. Be safe out there! Tom – ‘A great man, a great pilot, a great firefighter, a great friend’: Caldwell…
Tuesday the 11th of November, 2025 – Veterans Day
November 11th is Veterans Day, the day that honors ALL American veterans, both living and dead. It also coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at…
Monday the 10th of November, 2025
These are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Plane crashes into Snake River near Porterville Bridge in Bingham County Nate Sunderland, EastIdahoNews.com BLACKFOOT – Bingham County Sheriff deputies responded to a plane crash in the Snake River Sunday evening near the area of the Porterville Bridge. Initial information received indicated the…
Friday the 7th of November, 2025
The news that a lot of us knew was coming, but did not want to hear, broke yesterday afternoon with the official announcement from UPS of the names of the crew of UPS Flight 2796, that included the name of a friend to many of us in ARFF, Captain Dana Diamond. Dana was a true…