California Wildfires hit close to home for some at Fort Irwin

Story by Janell Ford April 14, 2021 at 05:18PM Fort Irwin soldiers, residents and employees began feeling the effects of historic southern California wildfires in September 2020, as the flames and smoke entered the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, even though the installation is more than hour from the nearest wildfire. More than 19,000 firefighters battled more than 8,000 wildfires burning across nearly four million acres in the state. More than 26 people died and thousands of homes evacuated and reduced to ashes.

Air Force Military Firefighter of the Year 2020

Story by Airman 1st Class Joao Marcus Costa April 13, 2021 at 09:37PM A Misawa Air Base Airman won the 2020 Air Force Military Firefighter of the Year Award.

Sergeant Sánchez: A firefighter’s journey to recovery

Story by Maria Pinel April 13, 2021 at 12:54PM On one of his days off from duty, traveling from the city of La Esperanza to Gracias, in the department of Lempira, Honduras, Sergeant Brian Sánchez, a firefighter with the Gracias Lempira Fire Department was involved in an auto accident. While stuck underneath the overturned vehicle, he lost consciousness. Local search and rescue officers and passersby spent hours using all available resources to lift the vehicle to rescue him. He was then taken in the back of a pickup truck to the nearest medical facility. Upon arrival at the hospital, doctors determined he required immediate brain surgery - a service that is not available in a town that small. A decision was quickly made to transport him to the Medical Center in Tegucigalpa.

Sergeant Sánchez: A firefighter’s journey to recovery

Story by Maria Pinel April 13, 2021 at 12:54PM On one of his days off from duty, traveling from the city of La Esperanza to Gracias, in the department of Lempira, Honduras, Sergeant Brian Sánchez, a firefighter with the Gracias Lempira Fire Department was involved in an auto accident. While stuck underneath the overturned vehicle, he lost consciousness. Local search and rescue officers and passersby spent hours using all available resources to lift the vehicle to rescue him. He was then taken in the back of a pickup truck to the nearest medical facility. Upon arrival at the hospital, doctors determined he required immediate brain surgery - a service that is not available in a town that small. A decision was quickly made to transport him to the Medical Center in Tegucigalpa.

Cherry Point Sailor Serves local Community as Corpsman, Volunteer Firefighter

Story by Thomas Cieslak April 12, 2021 at 02:16PM As a young man growing up in Fresno, California, Navy Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class James Williams knew without a doubt he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and serve in the U.S. Navy. However, he had always felt a call to be a firefighter.