Hello Ward!  
    
  24 Mar 26 12:44, you wrote to Rug Rat:  
    
   RR>> Terrible tragedy that should not have happened!  
    
   RR>> RIP to the two pilots, and may their family and friends find  
   RR>> peace..  
    
  > You know, accidents such as this are avoidable, they do not happen but  
  > are commited.  
    
  > And now the finger-pointing will start. Let's find someone to blame.  
    
  > people having regularly flown through LGA or DCA will not be surprised  
  > when things happened there.  
    
  This, clearly was an error of ATC But the fire truck driver SHOULD have  
  looked  
  both ways up/down runway as well as slightly upwards in both directions  
  before  
  entering the runway.  
    
  This procedure applies to all pilots and ground vehicles.  
  OK It did when I used a such to cross runways or in fact even on taxi ways.  
    
  Totally lax procedures at this airport and the administration and the FAA  
  must  
  take responsibility for it - but they no doubt will be trying to pass the  
  buck.  
    
    
  Vincent  
    
    
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