Fort Detrick Bids Farewell to Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Dorsey After 38 Years of Service

Story by Lanessa Hill December 12, 2025 at 08:07AM After an incredible 38 years of service as both a career and volunteer firefighter, Fort Detrick’s Assistant Fire Chief, Jerry Dorsey, has officially retired. On December 11, colleagues, leaders, friends, and family gathered at the Forest Glen Annex Fire Station to celebrate his remarkable career and wish him well as he transitions into retirement.

Fort Hunter Liggett Honors History, Makes Way for Future Modernization

Story by Augusta Vargas December 11, 2025 at 05:44PM Fort Hunter Liggett’s historic Tin Barn was dismantled on Nov. 17 as part of the installation’s modernization efforts, marking the end of a structure that served the area for more than a century. Originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition and later moved to ranchland owned by William Randolph Hearst, the barn supported everything from cattle operations to Soldier services after the Army acquired the property in 1940. Over the decades, it housed a post exchange, theater, laundry, gymnasium, and eventually the installation’s fire station. Long-time staff and firefighters remember it as both a workspace and a gathering place that shaped some of their best years at FHL. Although the building had reached the end of its service life, its former site will support future garrison events near the Hacienda. The Tin Barn may be gone, but its legacy lives on in the people who worked there and the missions it supported.

Real Flames, Real Lessons: 419th Fire Protection Flight Completes Live-Fire Certification

Story by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Pham December 03, 2025 at 10:04AM Heat shimmered above the Frank Forte Structural Training Grounds as 25 firefighters from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Fire Protection Flight advanced lines, breached doors and pulled mannequins to safety during their annual live-fire certification Sept. 6, 2025. Senior leaders from the 419th Fighter Wing watched closely as crews worked through the smoke, noise and chaos that mirror real-world aircraft and structural fires.

US-ROKAF conduct combined fire training

Story by Staff Sgt. Sarah Williams November 26, 2025 at 02:24AM The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron fire department hosted a two-day combined training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 20-21, 2025.

Fort McCoy firefighter-EMT honors emergency responders of 9-11 during post event

Story by Scott Sturkol November 26, 2025 at 01:05AM Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Brandon Perron with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department completed the 2025 Fort McCoy 9/11 Memorial Run and Stair Climb wearing his full firefighter suit along with carrying more than 100 pounds of gear.