Aaron C. Davis
Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post
Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post. 202.334.9599 [email protected]
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Aaron C. Davis |Sarah Blaskey |Andrew Tran
When visibility is good, pilots of regional airline jets bound for Reagan National Airport expect to hear a familiar request from air traffic control as they fly north up the Potomac River: Can the flight crew divert to Runway 33? Pilots who agree initiate a swooping turn that on final approach brings them northwest and low across the river — the path American Airlines Flight 5342 was on last week when it collided with an Army helicopter.
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Jan 18, 2025 |
nzherald.co.nz | Aaron C. Davis |Shawn Boburg |Brianna Sacks |Molly Hennessy-Fiske
The burned-out remains of Football Ferns captain Ali Riley's home in Los Angeles after out-of-control wildfires swept through parts of Los Angeles. Photo / Ali RIleyTwo years before wildfires incinerated swaths of Los Angeles, the city’s fire chief Kristin M. Crowley identified “one significant area of weakness” in her department’s ability to contain wildfires.
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Jan 18, 2025 |
washingtonpost.com | Aaron C. Davis |Shawn Boburg |Brianna Sacks |Molly Hennessy-Fiske |Joyce Lee
Two years before wildfires incineratedswaths of Los Angeles, the city’s Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley identified “one significant area of weakness” in her department’s ability to contain wildfires. L.A. had no specialized wildland unit to respond to daily brush fires and scrape vegetation, dig ditches and do the other labor to ensure blazes did not spread or rekindle, she wrote on Jan. 5, 2023, asking for $7 million to assemble its own squad.
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Jan 12, 2025 |
smh.com.au | Brianna Sacks |Joyce Lee |Imogen Piper |Aaron C. Davis
By Brianna Sacks, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Imogen Piper and Aaron C. Davis January 13, 2025 — 11.55am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Pacific Palisades, California: About 30 minutes after the Palisades Fire started on Tuesday, the firefighters’ radio crackled: the flames were coming from a familiar sliver of a mountain ridge.
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Jan 12, 2025 |
msn.com | Brianna Sacks |Joyce Lee |Imogen Piper |Aaron C. Davis
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NEW: Final approach path of doomed Flight 5342 passes 15 feet above busy DC helicopter corridor, WashPost analysis finds. w/ @Blaskey_S & @abtran https://t.co/NnIjpaJo3L
All 67 feared dead after military helicopter collides with American Airlines flight 5342 on final approach into DCA last night. Terrible tragedy. We’re working to understand what happened. (if you have info on this or other recent incidents, msg me). https://t.co/WVm8cmlmBf
NEW: In 2023 memo, L.A. fire chief warned of “significant” gap in city’s wildfire defense. It lacked a professional crew to set and maintain fire lines. WashPost probe found the unit was delayed by bureaucracy and budget pressures, and still not staffed. https://t.co/wda8Ot00cC