Engineers Week Spotlight: David Rudloff is Making an Immediate Impact to the NSF Dahlgren Team

February 23, 2021 at 04:02PM Matthew Stinson WASHINGTON - David Rudloff, mechanical engineer, is representing Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Washington for Engineers Week. He serves in the Public Works Department at Naval Support Activity South Potomac, Naval Support Facility Dahlgren. Rudloff has only been aboard for a few months but has already provided great benefit for the team at Dahlgren. He is involved with several renovation projects. He also possesses a license and experience in fire protection engineering and thus has his hands in several fire protection projects as well.

USAG RP fire department sizzles with five awards

Story by Keith Pannell February 23, 2021 at 05:33AM For a second consecutive year, the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Fire Department brought home more awards than any of its peers Installation Management Command-Europe.

Mutual aid agreement between RIA, Quad Cites helps save lives during fires, other emergencies

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Meillettis Gardner February 22, 2021 at 02:32PM ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – Firefighters work in all types of weather and must be ready to respond in a moment’s notice. Rock Island Arsenal’s firefighters started the day conducting daily maintenance on fire house vehicles and equipment Feb. 11. The paramedic team practiced loading and unloading procedures in the ambulance. Firefighters conducted primary maintenance checks and services on firetrucks and checked hoses and gear for proper functioning. This is all a part of daily procedures, which ensure that the equipment is ready, when the team is called upon.

Kirtland AFB Fire Department selected as AFGSC Large FD of the year

Story by John Cochran February 22, 2021 at 12:20PM For the third time in four years, the 377th Air Base Wing’s Fire Emergency Services Branch at Kirtland AFB has been selected as Air Force Global Strike Command’s Large Fire Department of the Year.

Fort McCoy firefighters practice diving under ice at post’s Big Sandy Lake

Story by Scott Sturkol February 11, 2021 at 10:52AM Thirty-nine firefighters with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department completed under-ice dive and iced-surface rescue training in early February at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy.