Story by September 17, 2026 at 02:53PM — Fort Buchanan Fire and Emergency Services Assistant Fire Chief Héctor Rivera recently traveled to Panama on his personal time for a weeklong professional exchange with Panama Canal firefighters, where he shared firefighting expertise in Spanish to help strengthen instructor qualifications, live-fire training and accreditation programs.<br /><a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/575007/fort-buchanan-firefighter-shares-professional-expertise-during-training-exchange-panama"><img src="https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2609/9945125/250w_q95.jpg" width="250" alt="Fort Buchanan firefighter shares professional expertise during training exchange in Panama" /></a>
