Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Fire Fighting Practical

CAPE MAY, NJ, UNITED STATES
03.21.2019
Photo by Seaman Isaac Cross
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May 

A member of Coast Guard recruit company Foxtrot-197 practices fire fighting techniques and procedures during a fire fighting practical, March 21, 2019, at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J. As part of Force Readiness Command, Training Center Cape May is focused on integrated service delivery to support and sustain a world-class Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Isaac Cross)

Fort Indiantown Gap begins spring 2019 prescribed burn season

Courtesy Photo | An approximately 20-acre prescribed burn was conducted by forestry staff at Fort Indiantown Gap, Feb. 28, 2012. Prescribed burns are a forestry management technique used to reduce the amount of combustible material naturally existing in the wilderness. They are conducted when conditions such as humidity, wind, temperature are ideal for managing fires. Prescribed burns are not conducted unless all required weather conditions are met. The prescribed burn season at Fort Indiantown Gap for this half of 2012 should last through April. (Photo by Tom Cherry/Released) 

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA, UNITED STATES
03.15.2019
Courtesy Story
Fort Indiantown Gap 

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The installation has begun its spring prescribed burn season to reduce the risk of wildfires at Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County.

The burns will be conducted on approximately 4,500 acres, as conditions permit, March 18 through May 3 between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Local residents may notice smoke originating from or in the vicinity of the installation while burns are being conducted.

A prescribed burn is a commonly used forestry management technique that reduces the amount of combustible material naturally existing in the wilderness. It is performed only when conditions such as humidity, wind and temperature are ideal for managing fires. Prescribed burns are not conducted unless all required conditions are met.

Fort Indiantown Gap, headquarters to the DMVA and Pennsylvania National Guard, offers more than 17,000 acres and 140 training areas and facilities for year-round training. It balances one of the region’s most ecologically diverse areas with a military mission that annually supports 19,000 Pennsylvania National Guard personnel and more than 130,000 other states’ Guard, military, law enforcement, and civilian personnel each year. It is the only live-fire, maneuver military training facility in Pennsylvania. It is the busiest Army National Guard training center in the nation.

For more information visit the Fort Indiantown Gap website, or follow us on Facebook.

Individuals may also call the installation’s community information line at 717-861-2007 to hear a recorded message with dates and times of community activities and training events.

Fort Indiantown Gap is now enrolled in AlertPA, a mass notification service by CodeRED. Subscribe to get alerts delivered straight to your phone and/or email whenever the installation is conducting prescribed burns or training that may result in increased noise levels. Sign up for AlertPA here, then subscribe to Fort Indiantown Gap community notifications under 'Additional Notifications'. Notification settings may be adjusted as needed at any time.

Media contact: Lt. Col. Keith Hickox, 717-861-6254

Pacific Partnership 2019 Personnel Participate in Urban Search and Rescue Course

PHILIPPINES
03.18.2019
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains
Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific 

TACLOBAN, Philippines (March 18, 2019) – Urban Search and Rescue course participants practice high-angle rescues at Tacloban City Central Fire Station as part of Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains)

Team Minot Firefighters

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, ND, UNITED STATES

03.18.2019

Photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Leveille 

5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs  

5th CES firefighters load a fire hose onto a fire truck at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 18, 2019. From fire hoses to axes, firefighters use various tools to accomplish their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Leveille)

Photo Essay: Fort McCoy Fire Department Operations

A firefighter moves a fire truck at Fire Station 1 of the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department on March 8, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Fort McCoy Fire Department has two stations and multiple vehicles and equipment to respond to nearly any type of emergency. The department also provides mutual aid support for numerous communities located near the installation through the Wisconsin Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES
03.15.2019
Story by Scott Sturkol                   
Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office         

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Firefighters were busy moving and inspecting emergency response vehicles at Fire Station 1 of the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department on March 8, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

The Fort McCoy Fire Department has two stations and multiple vehicles and equipment to respond to nearly any type of emergency.

The department also provides mutual aid support for numerous communities located near the installation through the Wisconsin Mutual Aid Box Alarm System.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.