Staff Sgt. Trevor Alexis, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection noncommissioned officer in charge of training, waits to enter a flashover trainer, Aug. 4, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Flashover, a near-simultaneous ignition of many objects in a confined room, creates a dangerous situation where both heat and smoke continue to increase until combustion. Simulating a flashover fire in a confined room with limited ventilation, the trainer is educates and prepares firefighters to recognize and react to a potentially dangerous situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)
Yokota Air Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni firefighters battle a simulated fire in a flashover trainer at Aug. 4, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Flashover, a near-simultaneous ignition of many objects in a confined room, creates a dangerous situation where both heat and smoke continue to increase until combustion. The joint training exercise taught firefighters how to recognize when a flashover is going to occur and how to suppress it long enough to escape. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)
Firefighters from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni exit a flashover trainer Aug. 4, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Flashover, a near-simultaneous ignition of many objects in a confined room, creates a dangerous situation where both heat and smoke continue to increase until combustion. The training helped to prepare Airmen and Marine firefighters for this potential threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott/Released)
