{"id":9430,"date":"2025-11-06T21:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=9430"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:48:04","slug":"louisville-run-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/louisville-run-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Run Card for Louisville Cargo Jet Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from November 5, 2025.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nPleasure Park Ridge Fire District photos<\/em><\/p>\n

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 a cargo jet crash + commercial building(s) + petroleum recycling facility just past the runway at Louisville International Airport.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday night, 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Google for latest news reports, including updated fatality and injury counts and damage reports. Or listen to radio traffic from the incident: Part 1<\/a> | Part 2<\/a> | Part 3<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

See also Facebook discussion of this run card<\/a>. See also initial Facebook incident discussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note the number of departments with foam resources. That’s due to the many distilleries in the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Counts by Type<\/strong><\/p>\n

ARFF crash trucks – 7
\nBat Chiefs – 10
\nOther Chiefs – 18
\nEngines – 36
\nFoam Trailers – 4
\nFoam Resources, Other – 3
\nFuel Trucks – 1
\nHaz-Mat Units – 9
\nLadder Trucks – 14 (Quint designation + 3 Trucks\/Towers)
\nRehab – 1
\nRescues – 8 (not including six airport ARFF units, also Rescue designation)
\nTankers – 2 (or more?)
\nUtility Units – 4<\/p>\n

Airport Fire Departments<\/strong><\/p>\n

Louisville International Airport – R46, R47, R48, Chief 1, Chief 2<\/p>\n

Air National Guard – R68, R61, R62, R65<\/p>\n

Jefferson County<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

Fern Creek – Chief 60, E65, E62, E73, BC71, E71, Q66, HM66, Tanker 64<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

Pleasure Ridge Park – Chief 85, Chief 87, BC87, E93, Q86, Q87, E90, HM90, E88, R88, R92, Foam Trailer<\/p>\n

Fairdale – E81, E82, BC81, Chief 80, Chief 82, Chief 83, E83, U581<\/p>\n

Jeffersontown – Chief 51, Q52, E53, HM53, Q51, BC51, Support 51, E54<\/p>\n

Anchorage Middletown – Q31, HM31, R33, E39, HM39, Support 230<\/p>\n

St. Matthews – E48<\/p>\n

American Synthetic Fire Brigade \/ Michelin (parent company) – E1 (?)
\nFrom Fire Wiki, 2011 International DuraStar 4400 \/ 2014 Ferrara (1500\/1000\/30F)<\/p>\n

Dow Chemical Fire Brigade – Likely Squirt 99
\nFrom Fire Wiki, 1996 Freightliner FL80\/National Foam 1250\/250\/500F\/54′<\/p>\n

Outside Counties<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shepherdsville (Bullitt) – C91, C92, Q92, Q94, E93, Foam Trailer<\/p>\n

Zoneton (Bullitt) – Q79, E84, Chief 81, U82, Forestry 82<\/p>\n

Mount Washington (Bullitt) – E35, Q36<\/p>\n

Nichols (Bullitt) – E143, E146<\/p>\n

Lebanon Junction (Bullitt) – E51<\/p>\n

Southeast Bullitt – E63<\/p>\n

Simpsonville (Shelby) – Tower 4451<\/p>\n

Bardstown (Nelson) (40 road miles) – Foam, 1200 gallons
\nFrom Fire Wiki, roster includes Foam Tanker 1, 1991 International\/Omco\/Shop\/TFT\/Clarks Daily, 500\/1000F<\/p>\n

Lexington (Fayette) (70+ road miles) – E2, MA2, C230, Foam Trailer + 1000 gallons of foam<\/p>\n

Bluegrass Airport in Lexington (Fayette) (70+ road miles) – ARFF crash truck<\/p>\n

Covington (Kenton) (98 road miles!) – Foam, 600 gallons<\/p>\n

Out of State<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Lap In (Coverage)<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Grange (Oldham) to Okolona – E4534 , Q4552
\nShelby County (Shelby) – TBD
\nShelbyville (Shelby) – One or two engines? Or possibly to scene
\nVine Grove to Bullitt County stations
\nWest Point to Bullitt County stations
\nFort Knox to Bullitt County stations<\/p>\n

Police – EMS – EM – Etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Louisville Water Company – Hydrant trucks
\nLouisville Metro Police
\nLouisville Metro EMS
\nAmeriPro EMS
\nBullitt County EMS
\nJefferson County Sheriffs Office
\nJefferson County Emergency Management
\nKentucky Emergency Management
\nKentucky State Police
\nTransit Authority of River City (TARC) – Transportation
\nFAA \/ NTSB\u00a0<\/p>\n

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