Fort Rucker Firefighters Climb to Remember 9/11

Story by John Drew Hamilton September 4, 2026 at 04:36PM Firefighters on Fort Rucker took to the stairs of the Soldier Service Center today executing a memorial stair climb in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. More than 20 of Fort Rucker’s firefighters, as well as plenty of volunteers, supporters, and members of Fort Rucker leadership took time out of their day and climbed the stairs of building 5700 repeatedly until they’d reached 110 flights of stairs, representing the number of flights of stairs in the World Trade Center.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/574017/fort-rucker-firefighters-climb-remember-9-11"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9914553/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Fort Rucker Firefighters Climb to Remember 9/11" /></a>

Evans personnel participate in Colorado Springs full-scale exercise

Story by Gino Mattorano September 4, 2026 at 01:13PM Evans Army Community Hospital personnel participated in a full-scale Mass Casualty exercise simulating a commercial aircraft crash at the Colorado Springs Airport Aug. 19, 2026. Teams from the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Airport, fire department, law enforcement, emergency management, community hospitals, Peterson Air Force Base and more than two dozen additional partners participated in a realistic emergency response scenario.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/573996/evans-personnel-participate-colorado-springs-full-scale-exercise"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9914060/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Evans personnel participate in Colorado Springs full-scale exercise" /></a>

Memory and Light: USAG Italy readies to mark 25 years since 9/11

Story by Anna Ciccotti September 4, 2026 at 09:48AM A quarter of a century after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Army Garrison Italy Soldiers, military police and firefighters will gather alongside local Italian officials in Padova for a solemn 25th anniversary commemoration at Memoria e Luce, the Memory and Light monument.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/573985/memory-and-light-usag-italy-readies-mark-25-years-since-9-11"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9913209/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Memory and Light: USAG Italy readies to mark 25 years since 9/11" /></a>

Camp Parks, Alameda County team up to battle 1,000-acre wildfire

Story by Jim O'Donnell September 3, 2026 at 06:10PM When a fast-moving wildland fire threatened structures and powerlines near Sunol, California, July 21, 2026, the Camp Parks Fire Department did not hesitate to answer the call. Demonstrating the vital strength of regional emergency partnerships, the Camp Parks Fire Department deployed crucial resources to assist regional agencies in containing the "Little Fire," which scorched over 1,007 acres of grass and brush in Alameda County.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/573954/camp-parks-alameda-county-team-up-battle-1000-acre-wildfire"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9912175/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Camp Parks, Alameda County team up to battle 1,000-acre wildfire" /></a>

MCLB Barstow firefighters conduct swift-water rescue in Yermo

Story by Kristyn Galvan September 3, 2026 at 10:26AM Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Fire and Emergency Services personnel responded to a reported swift-water rescue in the Yermo, California area, August 11, 2026, successfully rescuing two people from a partially submerged vehicle despite challenging flood conditions and degraded communications.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/573882/mclb-barstow-firefighters-conduct-swift-water-rescue-yermo"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9908923/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="MCLB Barstow firefighters conduct swift-water rescue in Yermo" /></a>