MCLB Barstow firefighter creates nonprofit to benefit volunteer fire departments and bolster readiness

Story by Laurie Pearson August 03, 2021 at 05:17PM Corey Sierra, a firefighter with Fire and Emergency Services aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow since 2012, has started a non-profit to benefit volunteer fire departments in the High Desert.  The idea took seed when, in 2018, MCLB Fire Chief Paul Purdy called for a monthly training initiative with fire mutual aid partners.

MCLB Barstow firefighter creates nonprofit to benefit volunteer fire departments and bolster readiness

Story by Laurie Pearson August 03, 2021 at 05:17PM Corey Sierra, a firefighter with Fire and Emergency Services aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow since 2012, has started a non-profit to benefit volunteer fire departments in the High Desert.  The idea took seed when, in 2018, MCLB Fire Chief Paul Purdy called for a monthly training initiative with fire mutual aid partners.

Presidio of Monterey Fire Department teaches Cub Scouts about fire safety

Story by Winifred Brown August 03, 2021 at 10:53AM When members of the Presidio of Monterey Fire Department visited the Monterey Cub Scout Camp at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif., July 29, 2021, they continued a time-honored Scout tradition of teaching through active participation. Not only did the firefighters answer questions about a fire truck they brought to the camp, they allowed the Scouts to climb into the cab and sit in the driver’s seat. Then, in the department’s Fire Safety and Prevention Trailer, Scouts received hands-on training in interactive rooms and practiced escaping a fire through a window.

Presidio of Monterey Fire Department teaches Cub Scouts about fire safety

Story by Winifred Brown August 03, 2021 at 10:53AM When members of the Presidio of Monterey Fire Department visited the Monterey Cub Scout Camp at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif., July 29, 2021, they continued a time-honored Scout tradition of teaching through active participation. Not only did the firefighters answer questions about a fire truck they brought to the camp, they allowed the Scouts to climb into the cab and sit in the driver’s seat. Then, in the department’s Fire Safety and Prevention Trailer, Scouts received hands-on training in interactive rooms and practiced escaping a fire through a window.

Polish, U.S. forces prepare for ADR 21.3

Story by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyler August 01, 2021 at 08:49AM U.S. service members stationed in Germany and Poland, as well as Polish firefighters assigned to the 32nd Tactical Air Base met prior to the start of Aviation Detachment Rotation 21.3 at Łask Air Base, Poland, July 28, 2021.