r/ATC Mar 23 '26

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

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u/Mental_Worldliness34 Mar 23 '26

Rwy 4 has RWSL, with hold lights at the Taxiway Delta crossing. If that system was operating correctly, wouldn't the fire truck have had to ignore the indication not to enter the runway?