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Depends on the emergency. There are 5 alert levels the tower can activate . Level 1 is aircraft is reporting a technical issue and...

lga box is 0037 jfk is 0269 response is for the second alarm is 8 engines 1 with the hose wagon 5 truck 3rd is fast 5 battalion chiefs...

Within the agreement between Port Authority & NYC crash trucks will automatically respond to aircraft incidents right outside of the...

What is the relationship between the Port Authority and FDNY at the airports? Finally does the Port Authority automatically notify FDNY...

Interesting fact that goes into this topic, the helicopter/traffic reporter for the CBS station in the Chicago area is a volunteer...

I would imagine that FDNY has staging areas at LGA and JFK? Driving down the main road into ORD I have seen read signs that say "CFD...

At both airports there are multiple fire alarm boxes. However the 'crash box' that can be activated from either the PAPD main crash...

Do the Port Authority crash trucks also respond to off airport crashes?

Hello, how are airport emergencies handled at LGA and JFK? I understand that the Port Authority crash trucks are the first responders...

Good afternoon, I would imagine that in the New York area there are fire photographers similar to Tim Olk, Larry Shapiro, and Steve...

An interesting story from one of the security guards at work who is retired CPD. Once when he was working a fire scene and had the road...

Found this interesting documentary about how it's done in the Windy City.

Hello, I'm sure you all have had to deal with the media on fire and other emergency scenes on a regular basis. Are they respectful about...