fire truck

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Rousseau had sparked controversy by issuing an English-only video message to express condolences after a deadly collision late on March 22 between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Authorities on Tuesday released details from the final three minutes of cockpit voice recordings and tower communications, including that controllers had cleared both the plane and a fire truck to cross the runway.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

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

Once it is remodeled, it will include a play fire truck that will stand in tribute to first-responders who fought the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025

We both wince as a fire truck races by with its lights flashing and sirens wailing.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott