From Culinary to Commissioned: Cadet Deandre Wright’s Army Journey

Story by Staff Sgt. Lindiwe Henry January 27, 2026 at 12:31PM It is 8:30 in the morning, and the scent of grilled bacon, green peppers, onions, omelets, and warm buttered biscuits wafts through the Oldtown Fire Station. Soldiers, firefighters, and paramedics sit around the large table, discussing their current favorite television shows, swapping mission stories, and whatever else floats into conversation. Specialty omelets and breakfast sandwiches sizzle on the black top grill, as Soldiers eagerly await their personally prepared breakfasts, courtesy of Cadet Deandre Wright, who brought his culinary specialist training to Oldtown, also known as the Thomas J. Burke Fire Station.

445th SFS Airman to be honored as firefighter of year

Story by Capt. Rachel Ingram January 22, 2026 at 03:13PM Tech. Sgt. Jake McCorkle, 445th Security Forces Squadron assistant noncommissioned officer in charge of Security Forces training, is scheduled to be recognized by Columbus Division of Fire as a firefighter of the year Feb. 13, during the agency’s 36th annual awards banquet.

140th Wing firefighter deploys K9 rescue team for Texas flood

Story by Tech. Sgt. Chance Johnson January 14, 2026 at 10:56AM While most of the U.S. was celebrating Independence Day with friends and family, the Guadalupe River was experiencing a devastating flash flood in Kerr County, Texas, July 4, 2025. The river rose over 20 feet in just a few hours, claiming the lives of more than 100 people and destroying countless homes in the process.

When USAG Ansbach Fire Department responds to off-post emergencies

Story by Jacqueline Haderlein January 14, 2026 at 07:12AM ANSBACH, Germany — The new year began hot and smoky for the U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Fire Department, which responded to an emergency call on New Year’s Eve from the garrison’s host-nation city partner, Ansbach. Just 30 minutes into 2026, a fire destroyed a multi-family residence, displacing 40 renters.

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz and German Firefighter joint training strengthens community safety

Story by January 13, 2026 at 07:56AM U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’ Sembach fire station collaborated with the German Volunteer Fire Department in nearby Winnweiler to conduct a combined structural fire exercise on Sembach Kaserne, Dec. 1, 2025.

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz and German Firefighter joint training strengthens community safety

Story by January 13, 2026 at 07:56AM U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’ Sembach fire station collaborated with the German Volunteer Fire Department in nearby Winnweiler to conduct a combined structural fire exercise on Sembach Kaserne, Dec. 1, 2025.

Boots on the Ground: March Firefighters Answer the Call in the Eaton Fire

Story by Jena Calvitti January 06, 2026 at 03:14PM Air Force civil engineer firefighters from March Air Reserve Base deployed as part of a Type I strike team to support local firefighting operations during the Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena, California, in January 2025. Integrated under local command, the Airmen supported fire suppression and infrastructure protection efforts as part of the multiagency response to the wildfire.

FTIG first responders recognized for saving woman's life

Story by Sgt. Kayden Bedwell December 30, 2025 at 01:22PM Three Fort Indiantown Gap firefighters and a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper were awarded the Emergency Health Services Federation Clinic Save Award Dec. 30 for saving a woman's life after a motor vehicle accident.

CFAS Conducts Joint Firefighting Drill with Sasebo City Fire Department

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Kristen Yarber December 29, 2025 at 01:17AM Firefighters from Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire and Emergency Services Sasebo and the Sasebo City Fire Department conducted a joint training high-rise structural firefighting drill inside Kiku Tower at the Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) Hario Housing Area in Sasebo, Japan, Dec. 8, 2025.

CFAS Conducts Joint Firefighting Drill with Sasebo City Fire Department

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Kristen Yarber December 29, 2025 at 01:17AM Firefighters from Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) Fire and Emergency Services Sasebo and the Sasebo City Fire Department conducted a joint training high-rise structural firefighting drill inside Kiku Tower at the Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) Hario Housing Area in Sasebo, Japan, Dec. 8, 2025.

NAS Pensacola MWR, Fire Department Spread Holiday Chee

Story by Garrett Dipuma December 24, 2025 at 01:18PM Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) partnered with Fire and Emergency Services Gulf Coast (F&ESGC) to deliver holiday gifts Dec. 24 to residents living onboard NAS Pensacola and Corry Station.

Tinker Firefighters Train for the Fight Inside the Fire

Story by Courtney Landsberger December 23, 2025 at 04:11PM Firefighters at Tinker Air Force Base recently completed an intensive training course focused on rapid intervention, advanced search techniques and fireground survival skills tailored to the unique mission environment at one of the Air Force’s largest installations.

Rescue Task Force Training Enhances JBPHH Security and Interoperability During Hostile Events

Story by Kyler Hood December 15, 2025 at 09:09PM In October, approximately 110 Air Force and Navy personnel from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH) Security Forces and the Navy Region Federal Fire Department conducted two Rescue Task Force training iterations at Hickam Elementary School focused on refining a new standard operating procedure to streamline interagency coordination during active shooter and terrorist attacks.

Fort Detrick Bids Farewell to Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Dorsey After 38 Years of Service

Story by Lanessa Hill December 12, 2025 at 08:07AM After an incredible 38 years of service as both a career and volunteer firefighter, Fort Detrick’s Assistant Fire Chief, Jerry Dorsey, has officially retired. On December 11, colleagues, leaders, friends, and family gathered at the Forest Glen Annex Fire Station to celebrate his remarkable career and wish him well as he transitions into retirement.

Fort Hunter Liggett Honors History, Makes Way for Future Modernization

Story by Augusta Vargas December 11, 2025 at 05:44PM Fort Hunter Liggett’s historic Tin Barn was dismantled on Nov. 17 as part of the installation’s modernization efforts, marking the end of a structure that served the area for more than a century. Originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition and later moved to ranchland owned by William Randolph Hearst, the barn supported everything from cattle operations to Soldier services after the Army acquired the property in 1940. Over the decades, it housed a post exchange, theater, laundry, gymnasium, and eventually the installation’s fire station. Long-time staff and firefighters remember it as both a workspace and a gathering place that shaped some of their best years at FHL. Although the building had reached the end of its service life, its former site will support future garrison events near the Hacienda. The Tin Barn may be gone, but its legacy lives on in the people who worked there and the missions it supported.

Real Flames, Real Lessons: 419th Fire Protection Flight Completes Live-Fire Certification

Story by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Pham December 03, 2025 at 10:04AM Heat shimmered above the Frank Forte Structural Training Grounds as 25 firefighters from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Fire Protection Flight advanced lines, breached doors and pulled mannequins to safety during their annual live-fire certification Sept. 6, 2025. Senior leaders from the 419th Fighter Wing watched closely as crews worked through the smoke, noise and chaos that mirror real-world aircraft and structural fires.

US-ROKAF conduct combined fire training

Story by Staff Sgt. Sarah Williams November 26, 2025 at 02:24AM The 51st Civil Engineer Squadron fire department hosted a two-day combined training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 20-21, 2025.

Fort McCoy firefighter-EMT honors emergency responders of 9-11 during post event

Story by Scott Sturkol November 26, 2025 at 01:05AM Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Brandon Perron with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department completed the 2025 Fort McCoy 9/11 Memorial Run and Stair Climb wearing his full firefighter suit along with carrying more than 100 pounds of gear.

Fort McCoy firefighter-EMT honors emergency responders of 9-11 during post event

Story by Scott Sturkol November 26, 2025 at 01:05AM Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Brandon Perron with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department completed the 2025 Fort McCoy 9/11 Memorial Run and Stair Climb wearing his full firefighter suit along with carrying more than 100 pounds of gear.

From White Elephant to City: USACE makes strides towards physical remediation of the Shallow Land Disposal Area in Parks Township, PA

Story by Carol Vernon November 25, 2025 at 05:59PM Nearly 80 residents filed into the Parks Township Fire Department Hall in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 5 to get the latest updates about the Shallow Land Disposal Area, only a few miles away from the fire hall.