Kansas City Firefighters Train for Aircraft Fires at KCI

While investigators in San Francisco work to determine how the Asiana Airlines jet crashed on landing, firefighters in Kansas City are making sure they are prepared for an aircraft fire as a result of a crash landing at both the Kansas City International Airport and the downtown airport. In addition to weekly training, once a year the University of Missouri-Kansas City sets up a live fire trainer. Read more here.


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