Hello everybody. This is Jennifer Matarice, and before I start the podcast, I'd just like to take care of a few things as per usual.

First of all, I'd like to say a quick thank you to Justin D. Dina, Jamie, and Jennifer, all of whom have contributed to the Kickstarter.

I really appreciate your help, and all of you will be getting to choose the January episodes.

Jennifer might have to wait until February, depending on how quickly I can get those episodes out, but please be patient with me about

messaging you to find out which disasters you like me to do. I'm in high-powered research mode right now.

As soon as I get this episode recorded, I have to dive right into researching the next episode so I can get it done as soon as possible.

And I also have to work tonight at my night job, so I should be messaging you this weekend to ask what you'd like me to cover.

If I don't, which is possible, considering what an airhead I can be sometimes about commenting and responding, just go ahead and email or message me however you'd like and tell me what you'd like to hear about in January.

As for everyone else, please think about contributing to the Kickstarter so that I can improve the podcast and make it the best that it can be.

You can find the link on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,

or just by searching Kickstarter for a disaster area, a podcast. There's, I think, 19 days left at this

point to contribute, and every little bit helps. Please also share a link to the Kickstarter if you can.

The more people who hear about it, the more people who may discover the podcast and want to join in.

This is sort of a Christmas present to myself. This is literally the only thing that I want for Christmas is to be able to make this podcast better and to not be using the bare bones system I have right now of recording podcast episodes.

So please help out if you can however you can. the bare bones system I have right now of recording podcast episodes.

So please help out if you can however you can.

Thank you so much, guys.

And with that in mind, thank you very much for listening. And welcome to Disaster Area.

Episode 22 Avianca Flight 5-2. January 25, 1990, 73 deceased, 85 injured. The passenger officer in the front seat of the ambulance was our chaplain and member, Father Jim Bowman.

And the first thing that I remember, before I even looked out the window, was him utter an expletive.

And I figured, if a priest was uttering an expletive, we had something substantially more than a piper cub down in Cove neck.

First assistant fire chief, Anthony DeCarlo,

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