Commercial aircraft crashes are rare, but with some recent incidents my memory went back to the Continental DC 10 crash at LAX. It’s been 41 years and the outstanding LAFD response saved many lives. I visited Captain Bob Engle some years ago who remembered the incident very well. This is one of those incidents where our LAX firefighters actually saved almost 200 people on that … [Read more...] about LAFD History – The DC 10 Crash at LAX, March 1, 1978
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LAX Aircraft Rescue Rigs: Heroes on the Runway
When every minute counts, being the first Aircraft Rescue Firefighter (ARFF) rig to respond to a plane’s distress call on any of Los Angeles International Airport‘s (LAX) four active runways is no easy feat. From alarm to arrival our heroes at Fire Station 80 make sure they can get anywhere on LAX property in just three minutes, or less. LAFD Engineer Joseph Vigil knows … [Read more...] about LAX Aircraft Rescue Rigs: Heroes on the Runway