Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Friday, July 07, 2023

Newark NJ firefighters died fighting a fire on a ship in Port Newark

Direct link to video from Eyewitness News 7 New York on YouTube

New Jersey Advance Media July 6th article identifying the firefighters who died and reporting on the fire.

Rest in Peace Augusto "Augie" Acabou and Wayne "Bear" Brooks, Jr. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. I offer my sincere condolences and prayers to your families, friends, and fellow firefighters and all who love you.

About five Firefighter from Newark and Elizabeth were injured in the fire, I offer my prayers for their healing.

As I write this roughly 36 hours after the blaze broke out on the container ship in Port Newark, the fire is still ongoing.