UPDATE: Alert 2 at DFW Airport – Delta aircraft landed safely without incident. The plane was able to taxi to the gate under it’s own power. Fire units on scene are advising one engine had blown but there is no longer any hazard. DFW Command is releasing all units. A3
Alert 2 Aircraft Emergency (DFW Airport) – DFW Fire/Rescue is on scene awaiting an inbound Delta MD-82 aircraft with one engine out. Aircraft will be landing on Runway 17R and the runway will then be closed. Aircraft is currently on a 6 mile final. A3
UPDATE – Aircraft has landed safely and was able to clear the runway on it’s own. The aircraft departed DFW and had to turn back after some type of problem.
Throwback Thursday – Our final throwback photo today is another Mack apparatus, a 1954 Mack Model LS-95 1000-300, ex Engine 1 from the Wichita Falls, TX fire department. This apparatus is now enjoying retirement at the Wichita Falls Fire & Police Museum. Thanks to Lindsay Dye for the photo. We will have more next week. If you have any older photos of Fire, Police or EMS vehicles from the DFW area and would like to see them featured on Throwback Thursday on DFW Scanner, send them to jeffhooper1@gmail.com and john@dfwscanner.net A2
Motorcycle Accident (Irving) Engine 2, Truck 2, Medic 4 along with Irving PD are working a major accident involving a motorcycle on west bound Airport Freeway at Story Road. PD advised of one patient on the ground. A2
Traffic Hazard (Flower Mound) FM407 and Chinn Chapel Rd. – Flower Mound Truck 504 and PD on scene with an 18-Wheeler that took out power lines in the intersection. Live wires on the ground and power company enroute. PD shutting down traffic at the Flower Mound Animal Shelter and at FM2499 and 407. Avoid the area. A3
Restaurant Fire (Arlington) Multiple AFD crews are on scene at Abuelos off I20 between Cooper and Matlock on a possible fire call. Smoke seen and smells electrical. Restaurant patrons are being evacuated (sorry you couldn’t finish those tacos). Crews investigating to see if its a working fire. A1
UPDATE – Does not appear to be a working fire. Nothing major.
I35 at Continental – Dallas Police Department elements searching the area for an escaped individual from the jail. Numerous cover units code.
UPDATE – DPD has taken the subject into custody near the Margaret Hunt bridge
@Dallas_Sheriff: Please clarify to the public that this was not an inmate escape from the Lew Sterrett Justice Center.. media reports are false.
Fire (Arlington) AFD working an electrical fire in a hot dog stand at the Rangers Ballpark. Fire out. Save the good hot dogs, AFD!
Shooting (Forest Hill) Forest Hill PD along with FHFD are working a reported shooting in the 6700 block of Trailwood Drive. PD has cleared the scene for EMS. FD requesting MedStar to step it up to the scene. Unknown details at this time. A2
