fire truck
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Media reports said investigators were probing whether airport traffic controllers were distracted by a separate odor issue on a United Airlines flight -- the emergency to which the fire truck was responding.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Homendy added that the runway safety system ASDE-X, designed to track aircraft and ground vehicles, did not generate an alert before the crash because the fire truck was not equipped with a transponder.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The fire truck is on its side, surrounded by debris, wreckage and warped metal.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
A Times investigation found that during a critical moment in the fire, only one county fire truck was west of Lake Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
The flashing lights of a police car came into view, then a fire truck, then an ambulance.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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