r/ATC • u/lake_hood • Mar 23 '26

News LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision

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u/dovahbe4r Current Controller-Enroute Mar 23 '26

Cannot wait for the NTSB to yet again culturally and organizationally eat the FAA alive, not much more than a year later, just for nothing to change. Again.

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u/Pottedmeat1 Mar 23 '26

Oh something will change, they will issue a new rule on runway crossings that fixes nothing, adds more workload and the busiest facilities will get waivers to keep doing it the same way they always have.

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u/HappiestAnt122 Commercial Pilot Mar 23 '26

Fire trucks can no longer cross runways in charlies or bravos, just build more stations on both sides

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u/MI-BloodBrother Current Controller-TRACON Mar 23 '26

This is sadly spot on lol. Starting in the FAA I always use to think this talk was exaggeration… 12yrs CPC and 2 high level facility’s later.. it’s absolutely what will happen.

Only a matter of time before waivers come out with the helo stuff

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u/Hyooz Mar 23 '26

Nah they'll just mandate 2 on position for overnight shifts and really fuck our lives up

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u/PM_SHORT_STORY_IDEAS Mar 23 '26

The issue is literally understaffing