LOUISVILLE CRASH RADIO & RESOURCES

Here are some links to the fire radio traffic, air traffic control, as well as related valuable resources for your review.

As always, it’s not just or always about what “they did” but about our own individual and departmental preparation and resources ahead of time. Kind of a “if that happened here tomorrow, what would our plan be?”

INITIAL FIRE DISPATCH AND AUDIO:

(This initial dispatch was the Okolona FD, the first due FD)

https://youtu.be/EOx3x0etuaw?si=Vy7-5eew1270zCqS

RUN CARDS AND OTHER RESOURCES:

This is an unofficial compiled run card (as sent to us) from last night’s cargo plane crash + commercial building(s) + petroleum recycling facility just off the runway at Louisville International Airport. See the links at the bottom for more and expanded radio recordings.

COUNTS BY TYPE OF EQUIPMENT
ARFF crash trucks – 6
Bat Chiefs – 10
Other Chiefs – 18
Engines – 36
Foam Trailers – 4
Foam Resources, Other – 3
Fuel Trucks – 1
Haz-Mat Units – 9
Quints – 14
Rehab – 1
Rescues – 5 (but not ARFF units, also Rescue designation)
Tankers – 2 (or more?)
Trucks/Aerials – 3
Utility Units – 4

AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Louisville International Airport – R46, R47, R48, C1, C2
Air National Guard – R68, R61, R62, R65JEFFERSON COUNTY
Okolona (first-due) – C75, C76, C77, BC76, Q76, E77, E78, Q78, E177, E178, U576, U578,

Okolona FD: https://www.okolonafire.org

Foam Trailer, R76, HM78

Fern Creek – C60, E65, E62, E73, BC71, E71, Q66, HM66, TNK64

Louisville – E10, E20, E1, HM1, E15, T8, Q9, BC3, BC5, C4, C5, Rehab 12, BC2, R2, A9, E19, HM19, DCN19, E18, E16, Fuel Wagon, Q7, R11, C3, BC10, BC11, C1, T1, E21, HM21
Pleasure Ridge Park – C85, C87, BC87, E93, Q86, Q87, E90, HM90, E88, R88, Foam Trailer
Fairdale – E81, E82, BC81, C80, C82, C83, E83, U581
Jeffersontown – C51, Q52, E53, HM53, Q51, BC51, S51, E54
Anchorage Middletown – Q31, HM31, R33, E39, HM39, S230
St. Matthews – E48
American Synthetic Fire Brigade / Michelin (parent company) – E_ – Likely Engine 1 as a 2011 International DuraStar 4400 / 2014 Ferrara (1500/1000/30F), from Fire Wiki
Dow Chemical Fire Brigade – Likely Squirt 99, a 1996 Freightliner FL80/National Foam 1250/250/500F/54′ SqurtOUTSIDE COUNTIES
Shepherdsville (Bullitt) – C91, C92, Q92, Q94, E93, Foam Trailerr
Zoneton (Bullitt) – Q79, E84, C81, U82, F82
Mount Washington (Bullitt) – E35, Q36
Nichols (Bullitt) – _149
Lebanon Junction (Bullitt) – E51
Southeast Bullitt – E63
La Grange (Oldham) – E__, T__
Simpsonville (Shelby) – T4451
Bardstown (Nelson) (40 road miles) – Foam, 1200 gallons – From Fire Wiki, roster includes Foam Tanker 1, 1991 International/Omco/Shop/TFT/Clarks Daily, 500/1000F
Lexington (Fayette) (70+ road miles) – E2, MA2, C230, Foam Trailer + 1000 gallons of foam
Covington (Kenton) (98 road miles!) – Foam, 600 gallons

AREA COVERAGE
Shelby County (Shelby) – TBD
Shelbyville (Shelby) – One or two engines? Or possibly to scene.
Vine Grove to Bullitt County stations
West Point to Bullitt County stations
Fort Knox to Bullitt County stations

POLICE – EMS – EMA – ETC.
Louisville Water Company – Hydrant trucks
Louisville Metro Police
Louisville Metro EMS
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Jefferson County Emergency Management
Kentucky Emergency Management
Kentucky State Police
Transit Authority of River City (TARC) – Transportation

FAA / NTSB

INTERVIEW with former NTSB Investigator:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LZNxRsl9WU

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADIO TRAFFIC:

https://tinyurl.com/2wb2dtsx

LINKS
Master thread with narrative notes, pictures, discussion, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17b3Y8pz6q/

Radio traffic, Part 1 – 59 min. condensed from 80 min.

Radio traffic, Part 2 – 66 min, condensed from ~80 min.

Plenty for all of us to learn from now, and certainly when more information comes out from the fire and incident leadership.

Our hearts go out to all those affected by yesterday’s tragic crash, including all the members who responded.

Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On.

VIA The Secret List 11/5/2025-1628 Hours

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