Georgia National Guard honors Marietta firefighters for swift water rescue training

Story by Cpl. Rydell Tomas September 27, 2021 at 05:00PM Soldiers and Airmen with the Georgia National Guard attended an award ceremony Sept. 27, 2021, at the Marietta Fire Museum to honor the selfless service of some of the Marietta Fire Department’s outstanding firefighters.

‘It’s in our blood:’ 9/11 monument continues inspiring Fort Campbell’s firefighters

Story by Ethan Steinquest September 27, 2021 at 03:34PM Fort Campbell's Fire Station memorial remains one of the installation’s most visible tributes to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001, and it incorporates a steel beam recovered from the wreckage at Ground Zero.

Fort Campbell hosts live fire evaluations for Clarksville-Montgomery County

Story by Ethan Steinquest September 27, 2021 at 03:31PM Fort Campbell Fire and Emergency Services helped 13 firefighters from the Clarksville-Montgomery County area take the next steps in their careers with Fire Fighter I/II live fire practical evaluations, hosted Sept. 16 at FCFES’s training facility.

Swiftly Generating Jets on 9/11

Story by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover September 24, 2021 at 01:41PM Twenty years ago, the world watched hundreds of firefighters, medics and police officers rush into a war zone with one goal in mind, help as many people as possible reach safety. That day, nearly 500,000 tons of steel, glass and concrete crumbled into dust taking the lives of nearly 3,000 people. The world watched in horror at what was, at the time, presumably an accident unfold into the deadliest terrorist attack in history on American soil. Since September 11th, American’s honor those emergency responders who risked it all. However, while the emergency responders were rushing in to help those caught in the attacks, the Air National Guard jumped into action to aid in protecting America.

Low frequency, high risk: 23 CES firefighters practice confined space rescue

Story by September 22, 2021 at 04:04PM Firefighters from the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron conducted confined space training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 20, 2021.