This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from November 5, 2025.
Pleasure Park Ridge Fire District photos
Here’s a run card created by reader Kameron Brown–plus annotations added by Legeros–for the major incident in Louisville, KY, on November 3, 2025, involving an cargo jet crash + commercial building(s) + petroleum recycling facility just past the runway at Louisville International Airport.
UPS Flight 2976 crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing the airport. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11FF crashed into multiple commercial buildings in an industrial area just south of the airport property, in the [initially reported] area of Fern Valley and Grade Lane.
Okolona Fire Department was first-due. Numerous fire departments were dispatched, including a multi-alarm response from Louisville. Extensive mutual aid was sent from neighboring counties. Some resources–notable ARFF units and foam quantities–travelled over 60 road miles to the scene. Over 200 responders were on scene.
As of Wednesday night, the there were nine fatalities including the three crew members, plus 16 people unaccounted for, and 11 people injured. As of Thursday night, November 6, the death toll had risen to 13 victims.
Google for latest news reports, including updated fatality and injury counts and damage reports. Or listen to radio traffic from the incident: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3.
See also Facebook discussion of this run card. See also initial Facebook incident discussion.
Note the number of departments with foam resources. That’s due to the many distilleries in the state.
Counts by Type
ARFF crash trucks – 7
Bat Chiefs – 10
Other Chiefs – 18
Engines – 36
Foam Trailers – 4
Foam Resources, Other – 3
Fuel Trucks – 1
Haz-Mat Units – 9
Ladder Trucks – 14 (Quint designation + 3 Trucks/Towers)
Rehab – 1
Rescues – 8 (not including six airport ARFF units, also Rescue designation)
Tankers – 2 (or more?)
Utility Units – 4
Airport Fire Departments
Louisville International Airport – R46, R47, R48, Chief 1, Chief 2
Air National Guard – R68, R61, R62, R65
Jefferson County
Okolona (first-due + incident command) – Chief 75, Chief 76, Chief 77, BC76, Q76, E77, E78, Q78, E177, E178, U576, U578, Foam Trailer, R76, HM78, R72, R71
Fern Creek – Chief 60, E65, E62, E73, BC71, E71, Q66, HM66, Tanker 64
Louisville – E10, E20, E1, HM1, E15, Truck 8, Q9, BC3, BC5, Chief 4, Chief 5, Rehab 12, BC2, R2, A9, E19, HM19, DCN19, E18, E16, Fuel Wagon, Q7, R11, Chief 3, BC10, BC11, Chief 1, Truck 1, E21, HM21
Pleasure Ridge Park – Chief 85, Chief 87, BC87, E93, Q86, Q87, E90, HM90, E88, R88, R92, Foam Trailer
Fairdale – E81, E82, BC81, Chief 80, Chief 82, Chief 83, E83, U581
Jeffersontown – Chief 51, Q52, E53, HM53, Q51, BC51, Support 51, E54
Anchorage Middletown – Q31, HM31, R33, E39, HM39, Support 230
St. Matthews – E48
American Synthetic Fire Brigade / Michelin (parent company) – E1 (?)
From Fire Wiki, 2011 International DuraStar 4400 / 2014 Ferrara (1500/1000/30F)
Dow Chemical Fire Brigade – Likely Squirt 99
From Fire Wiki, 1996 Freightliner FL80/National Foam 1250/250/500F/54′
Outside Counties
Shepherdsville (Bullitt) – C91, C92, Q92, Q94, E93, Foam Trailer
Zoneton (Bullitt) – Q79, E84, Chief 81, U82, Forestry 82
Mount Washington (Bullitt) – E35, Q36
Nichols (Bullitt) – E143, E146
Lebanon Junction (Bullitt) – E51
Southeast Bullitt – E63
Simpsonville (Shelby) – Tower 4451
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
Bluegrass Airport in Lexington (Fayette) (70+ road miles) – ARFF crash truck.
Covington (Kenton) (98 road miles!) – Foam, 600 gallons
Out of State
Utica, IN (19 road miles) – Responded to request from Fern Creek for additional air packs and spare bottles to equip their auxiliary units for coverage.
Lap In (Coverage)
La Grange (Oldham) to Okolona – E4534 , Q4552
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 – EM – Etc.
Louisville Water Company – Hydrant trucks
Louisville Metro Police
Louisville Metro EMS
AmeriPro EMS
Bullitt County EMS
Jefferson County Sheriffs Office
Jefferson County Emergency Management
Kentucky Emergency Management
Kentucky State Police
Transit Authority of River City (TARC) – Transportation
FAA / NTSB
