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Today is Friday the 13th of February, 2026 Here's what I have to close out the week... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Plane leaving Yampa Valley Regional Airport blew a tire during takeoff SteamBoatRadio1 A private plane leaving Yampa Valley Regional Airport - HDN blew a tire during takeoff today. Airport Director Tinneal Gerber…

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Thursday the 12th of February, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Porter Airlines plane slides off tarmac after landing in heavy snow at Halifax airport Passenger says pilot tried to turn a corner off runway but was unsuccessful Frances Willick · CBC News Passengers aboard a Porter Airlines flight spent…

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Wednesday the 11th of February, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Of note, check out the "Today in History" piece, specifically item #8 in the "Conclusions (Findings)" section. This happened in 1978, 48 years ago...... Be safe out there! Tom - Arik Air plane makes emergency landing in Benin, 80 escape unhurt By Olasunkanmi Akinlotan…

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Tuesday the 10th of February, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane crashes into vehicles during emergency landing in Gainesville, just north of Atlanta By Christopher Harris, CBS News Atlanta Digital Team A small plane made an emergency landing on a busy Gainesville roadway Monday, crashing into multiple vehicles…

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Monday the 9th of February, 2026 We kick off the new week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom - Plane crashes in field at Caldwell Airport, under investigation by federal agencies By MARIELA ESQUIVEL-RODRIGUEZ CALDWELL — City officials confirmed that there was a plane crash on Friday morning at the Caldwell Executive…

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Friday the 6th of February, 2026 We close out this week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Pilot unharmed in single-engine plane crash at Houston County Airport A plane crash at Houston County Airport in Crockett caused a brief grass fire but left the sole pilot unharmed. The FAA is investigating…

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Thursday the 5th of February, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Nose gear collapses on parked FedEx cargo plane outside BWI-Marshall hangar Greg Ng LINTHICUM, Md. — Airport emergency crews were called Wednesday to respond to a parked FedEx cargo plane after its nose gear collapsed outside a…

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Wednesday the 4th of February, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Littleborough plane crash: Police begin their second day on scene after two men killed ITV News Police have begun their second day on the scene of a plane crash that has left two men dead in Littleborough.…

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Tuesday the 3rd of February, 2026 Here is what I have for today... Be safe out there! Tom - One hospitalized in critical condition after Hurricane helicopter crash by: Ava Hart, Amelia Hobson HURRICANE, Utah (ABC4) — A helicopter crash in Hurricane has sent one to the hospital in critical but stable condition. At approximately…

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Monday the 2nd of February, 2026 It's February! We start the new month and the new week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane crashes in Brimfield Township, fire department says By Ashley Pomplas and Michelle Nicks - WOIO BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - The Brimfield Fire and Police Departments responded to a…

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Friday the 30th of January, 2026 We close out the week and the month with these stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom - Pilot injured after small plane flips over in Baldwin County, authorities say By WALA Digital Staff SUMMERDALE, Ala. (WALA) - The pilot of a plane suffered minor injuries when the aircraft flipped over…

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Thursday the 29th of January, 2026 Your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Amazon cargo plane makes emergency landing at CVG Airport after bird strike Emily Sanderson - Digital Media Manager HEBRON, Ky. — Emergency crews responded to the tarmac at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after an Amazon cargo plane was forced…

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Wednesday the 28th of January, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - NASA plane makes belly landing at Ellington Airport, video shows Viewer video captured a NASA research plane making a belly landing at Ellington Airport in Houston. Author: Jaime E. Galvan, Jason Miles HOUSTON — A NASA research…

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Tuesday the 27th of January, 2026 Here are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Two of six people killed in Maine plane crash identified By Francis Flisiuk BANGOR, Maine — A Houston-based event planner and a pilot are among the six victims who died in a plane crash Sunday night at the Bangor…

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Monday the 26th of January, 2026 We start the new week with these stories... Be safe out there! Tom - Private plane carrying 8 passengers crashes in Bangor, Maine, as Winter Storm Fern batters state By Zoe Hussain A private jet carrying eight people crashed as it was taking off from a Maine airport amid heavy…

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Friday the 23rd of January, 2026 Here is what we have to close out this week... Couple of things, first off, today is the 44th anniversary of the World Airways DC-10 crash at KBOS. I think there may be a few ARFF folks around that can tell stories of this one. And..... For those that…

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Thursday the 22nd of January, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Emergency landing mobilizes rescue teams at Reynosa airport By Jaime Jiménez Reynosa, Tamaulipas – An emergency operation was activated this Wednesday at the Lucio Blanco International Airport after an aircraft made a forced landing due to a…

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Wednesday the 21st of January, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane landing goes awry at Altoona-Blair County Airport by: Bill Shannon BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Altoona-Blair County Airport runway was closed after an incoming plane landed and went off the pavement. The small plane was…

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Tuesday the 20th of January, 2026 Your stories for today... And by the way, congratulations to Indiana University on winning their first national football championship last night after beating the University of Miami 27-21 and going undefeated throughout the entire season! Be safe out there! Tom - 1 person critically injured in helicopter crash in…

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Monday the 19th of January, 2026 These are the stories to start the week, and it starts on a very sad note… A Legend, mentor and friend to many in the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) community passed away this past Friday, the 16th. Paul Looney was one of the founding fathers of the ARFF…

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