fire truck
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Two air traffic controllers left work early ahead of a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in March, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The driver of a Mini Cooper and a 10-year-old passenger died Friday in Hemet in a collision with a fire truck racing to a blaze in Riverside County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
I pass a Target where Salmon once had a meltdown over a Paw Patrol fire truck.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The preliminary investigation found that one of the most egregious errors occurred when air traffic controllers gave clearance to the fire truck crew to cross the runway while the jet was approaching.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
“There’s something that needs doing in our neighborhood. Any way we can borrow a fire truck? The big one with the ladder?”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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