Aircraft fire after landing gear failure at airport, Norfolk VA
Fire & ArsonAn aircraft with about 110 people onboard experienced landing gear failure while attempting to land at Norfolk International Airport. The situation escalated to a full aircraft fire, causing emergency services to respond with fire and medical teams. Command posts and medical triage areas were established to manage the incident.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Airport command to North from Patari 3.
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North from Patine 3.
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Yes sir, we have a field alert level 1 at this time landing gear failure.
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Aircraft type is the A3331.
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We have approximately 110 soles on board.
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They'll be landing on a runway 2-3, which will be the runway near a short drive.
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Review remaining will be a thousand pounds at this time.
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I'll advise once we get on scene.
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Battalion 3 copies, landing gear failure, 110 soles on board.
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Airport Command 2, Battalion 3.
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Battalion 3, go ahead.
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Yes, this has been updated to an alert level 3, fully involved aircraft at this city.
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Battalion 3 copies, fully involved aircraft,
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level 3.
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Morphic Battalion 3 is in route.
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Zero 931.
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Norfolk Battalion 3, Tax 6.
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Battalion 3, go ahead.
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Yes, sir, we're following standard SOPs, toneouts.
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Number plane 3 to dispatch.
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Let's just go ahead and cancel the tone out.
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And all companies will be responding on tax 6.
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Norfolk County.
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Norfolk County County 4 teams in route.
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Hed 14th in route.
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Hed4 is in route.
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Latterton in route.
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Medic 7 is out.
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514 route.
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Yeah, just safety's route.
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Rescue 2 is en route.
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All copy, 0932.
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Norfolk battalion 3 is arrived at the gate.
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Snowford, battalion 3 to instant command.
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Command, go ahead.
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Yes, sir, we've arrived at the gate.
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You have an assignment for us?
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We need you to proceed into the crash area.
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Go to the east side of the aircraft and you'll find Rescue 2 that has established a command post.
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Group 293 copies.
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Norfolk battalion 3 to all Norfolk coming units.
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Transport units, I want you to stage just inside the gate off Pritchard.
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All transport units do not commit back here, stage just inside the gate off Pritchard.
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All other companies proceed in, stage or apparatus in the parking lot to the side of the airplane simulator.
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out of the way to allow for ingress and ingress.
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Norfolk Medic 14's arrived.
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First and Transport Unit will be staged inside the gate of pressure.
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Battalion 3 to Medi-14.
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You'll go ahead and establish that staging area for all transport units.
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Medic 14, copy.
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No, Battalion 3 to Command.
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Yes, sir, I'd like to come up here and get you to come up here with your vehicle.
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I'm going to start out of the Unified Command, please.
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No problem.
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Where's up here? Sorry, rescue too.
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What? Said the pickup truck? I see you.
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Yeah, I'm cleared myself from that drill.
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However, I will be on the seat available for call.
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I copy, sir.
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Thank you. Sorry, there was some confusion on taxi.
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Medic 7 is a rock station area.
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Engine 4 to all units from Station 14.
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Per staging, go ahead and respond in.
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He said Station 14 units respondent.
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Copy. Engine 14, Ladder 14, Rescue 2.
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4F8-14 has arrived.
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We'll be established a medical command next to Airport Rescue 6.
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Norfolk Battalion 3 will be establishing the medical branch.
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Repeat, Norfolk Battalion 3 will be establishing the medical branch.
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Medic 13 is on scene.
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Norfolk Battalion 3 to Norfolk incoming units.
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Who has arrived? 936.
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Medic 14 of time 3.
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Myself and Norfolk Medics 7 are staging next to Airport Rescue 6.
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Copy that. Any other Norfolk units arrived yet? Engine 14 has arrived.
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We're heading over there. 14 has arrived. We're heading over there.
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14 to arrive.
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Copy. Medical to Engine 14.
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I want you to take triage for me.
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You'll have yourself,
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and I'm going to give you a ladder 14 to assist with primary secondary triage.
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I'll get you more members as I can.
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I'll also get you some porters as soon as I have people available.
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Engine 14 copy.
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Triage. Engine 4 to Ladder 10, can you move your...
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Rescue 2 is hurrah.
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Medical to rescue 2.
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I'm going to need you to get equipment from the apparatus and take it over to where we're going to establish the treatment areas.
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Copy that, behind the engine 14.
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Trustee 2, copy, take equipment off the apparatus and bring to the treatment area.
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Batical to command.
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Medical to all units.
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Medical to all units.
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Medical to all units.
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We'll be switching to the Orion channel.
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It'll be Orion One.
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I'll give you the channel in just a second.
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Medical to all companies, medical to all companies arriving.
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We will be switching to Orion 1, IC2, Orion 1, IC2.
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Please mark up on Orion 1, IC2.
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Location mentioned:
Norfolk International Airport (ORF), 2200 Norview Ave, Norfolk, VA 23518
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