Idaho Army National Gaurd, Boise Fire Department conducts water rescue

Story by Maj. Robert Taylor May 15, 2025 at 04:51PM Today the Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group, working with the Boise Fire Department, assisted in the rescue of two rafters on the Owyhee River in Malheur County, Oregon. Two individuals were rafting Wednesday, when their raft capsized and became pinned on rocks in the middle of the river.

Laser-focused: innovation lets firefighters see through smoke

Story by Samuel King Jr. May 14, 2025 at 10:57AM Eglin was one of only two Defense Department locations chosen for this Homeland Security Department field assessment.

LEAD Employees Recognized for local Wildfire Support

Story by Todd Wivell May 14, 2025 at 09:47AM Recognizing 17 employees’ efforts in battling a local wildfire, Col. Donald Santillo, Letterkenny Army Depot commander, and Sgt. Maj. Troy Gearhart, LEAD sergeant major, presented awards and coins during a recognition ceremony on May 7. From April 23 through April 27, 15 LEAD firefighters and two LEAD Environmental Division personnel supported the large-scale wildfire suppression efforts in the Michaux State Park and Thompson Hollow areas in Cumberland and Franklin counties, Pennsylvania.

Photo Story: Fort McCoy firefighters test boating equipment

Story by Scott Sturkol May 13, 2025 at 01:48PM A pair of firefighters with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department test out a small boat April 16, 2025, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Photo Story: Fort McCoy firefighters test boating equipment

Story by Scott Sturkol May 13, 2025 at 01:48PM A pair of firefighters with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department test out a small boat April 16, 2025, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis.