5 Days of Training to Fight Airplane Fires

Firefighters, aviation professionals, students sharpen skills at PIT

By Gina Mastrangelo & Julie Bercik

Published October 23, 2023

Read Time: 3 mins

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On a recent Monday, Sophie Burke started a new job at the Erie International Airport. By that Thursday, she was entering a burning mock airplane, ready to put out a fire.

ERI is Burke’s first job