Family forged in fire: 36th CES siblings serve side by side

Story by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Barnes April 21, 2026 at 02:59AM ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- For U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Alyssa Lucas and Carter Lucas, firefighting is more than a career field — it’s a shared calling shaped by family, service and a lifetime of influence that brought them together at the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department.

From birth to blaze: PoM firefighters support Monterey Peninsula through interagency response

Story by Jennifer Leggett April 20, 2026 at 06:12PM Emergency response on the Monterey Peninsula is a team effort, requiring constant coordination between agencies to ensure a rapid, effective response.

Fort Buchanan firefighter named U.S. Army Civilian Firefighter of the Year

Story by Carlos Cuebas April 17, 2026 at 04:47PM The U.S. Army announced that Luis M. Fondeur Perez, a firefighter assigned to Fort Buchanan Fire & Emergency Services and a native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, has been selected as the 2025 U.S. Army Civilian Firefighter of the Year.

Kentucky Air Guard firefighters honored for civilian plane-crash response

Story by Dale Greer April 10, 2026 at 01:41PM Eight firefighters from the Kentucky Air National Guard were honored here recently for their efforts in subduing a massive fire after a United Parcel Service cargo jet crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in 2025.

Answering the Call: From Paramedic to Navy Region Hawaii Federal Fire Chief

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tristan Labuguen April 7, 2026 at 04:36PM Gregg Moriguchi helped build the emergency medical services (EMS) program for Commander, Navy Region Hawaii’s (CNRH) Federal Fire Department (FFD) from the ground up. When he joined the FFD in 2000 after working as a paramedic for the City and County of Honolulu, the department’s EMS capability was limited. Moriguchi was one of six paramedics tasked with building the EMS program. “Under the leadership of then Fire Chief Michael Jones and EMS Chief Dennis Yurong, I helped identify program requirements, worked with medical directors to establish treatment protocols, and developed operating procedures for the department’s EMS program,” recalled Moriguchi.