Story by Staff Sgt. Mercedee Wilds February 09, 2022 at 11:30AM A siren blasted “alarm red, MOPP 4, ground attack!” as smoke billowed from a nearby tent. Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing jumped into action, throwing, buttoning, zipping and securing their MOPP gear and swiftly taking shelter. The 124th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Gowen Field Fire Department started their engine and responded to the incident within minutes. With reports of two casualties within the fire, they quickly attached their oxygen tanks, pulled the fire hose and charged into the smoke-filled tent. Two firefighters ran inside the tent, found and eliminated the cause of the smoke and rescued one victim. They took them directly to medical and returned to recover the body of the second casualty.
