alt Hacker NewsOnly one ATC isn't the issue here.
The emergency vehicle was told to stop and did not. Even a dozen ATC wouldn't have helped in that case.
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gameshot911 • yesterday at 8:42 PM
I read that the emergency vehicle may have weighed 60,000 lbs. It can't stop quickly any more than an airplane can.
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There is no "the" issue in airline accidents. There are always multiple factors, and all of them had to happen in order for the accident to occur.
Understaffing is absolutely a factor. Had tower and ground not been combined, the erroneous clearance probably wouldn't have been issued.
The ARFF truck not complying with the stop instruction is absolutely a factor. Had they heard and complied, the accident wouldn't have happened.
And there are likely additional factors that will come out in the investigation.
I recommend reading some final aviation accident reports from the NTSB to learn more about how these investigations proceed and what kinds of conclusions and recommendations they include.