Joint service fire protection students of the 312th Training Squadron

U.S. Army Pvt. Arias Caballero and Air Force Airman 1st Class Jorge Rodriquez-Aponte, 312th Training Squadron fire protection students, extinguish the burning room together during their grade level interior fire training exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020. The students were assigned to three units which all had different roles to play during a structure fire. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)

Photo By Senior Airman Abbey Rieves | Staff Sgt. Ryan Clark, 312th Training Squadron fire protection instructor, cranks the controller igniting flames for the students during the grade level interior fire training exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020. As part of Goodfellow’s joint mission, instructors and students at the DOD fire academy trained in coalition across the enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves) 

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, TX, UNITED STATES

12.16.2020

Story by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves 

17th Training Wing Public Affairs  

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas--Joint service fire protection students of the 312th Training Squadron put their classroom knowledge to the test during their grade level interior fire training exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy here, Dec. 10.

Joint service fire protection students of the 312th Training Squadron command a spraying water hose as they flex their classroom knowledge in the field during their grade level interior fire training exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020. The 312th TRS students participated in hands-on training and used the “buddy system,” to control unpredictable visibility challenges presented in their educational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Phillip Crews, 312th Training Squadron fire protection instructor, addresses his class during a break in their grade level interior fire training exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020. Crews reiterated the importance of safety, administrating strong communication, and utilizing the buddy system while combating dangerous scenarios, much like the students will during their operational service and deployments. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)

U.S. Army Pvt. Arias Caballero and Air Force Airman 1st Class Jorge Rodriquez-Aponte, 312th Training Squadron fire protection students, communicate strategy before opening the door to a burning room during their grade level interior fire training exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020. Students trained in the classroom how to approach a live fire and what angle to spray the water hose for different burning scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)

Joint service fire protection students from the 312th Training Squadron orient themselves to the burning environment while under the supervision of their instructor during the grade level interior fire training exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020. The students were tested in a safe, yet realistic joint learning environment on how to suppress kitchen fires and other customizable scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)

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