Tinker department earns elite status for fire protection

October 21, 2021 at 05:37PM April McDonald When it comes to fire protection, Tinker Fire and Emergency Services is in a class all by itself. The department recently became the first in the Air Force to achieve the International Organization for Standardization’s Class 1 distinction. In fact, there is only one other Class 1 organization in the Department of Defense and five in the state of Oklahoma.

Serving together, brothers bond as AF Reserve firefighters

Story by Senior Airman Erica Webster October 18, 2021 at 01:43PM Brothers, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joel Moon and Senior Airman Jared Moon, serve together as firefighters in the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

419th firefighters test rescue skills in blazing jet

Story by Senior Airman Erica Webster October 18, 2021 at 11:37AM 419th firefighters conduct aircraft live-fire burn for training exercise.

Sierra Army Depot firefighters honored at AMC, Army levels

Story by Doug Magill October 14, 2021 at 05:05PM HERLONG, Calif. – A combination of wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic kept the Sierra Army Depot fire department busy during 2020. And now the U.S. Army is recognizing the department for its efforts. Michael Graves, Sierra Army Depot firefighter, was selected as the U.S. Army firefighter of the year, while the Sierra Army Depot fire department was selected as the Fire Department of the Year by U.S. Army Materiel Command – the U.S. Army’s 4-star command that oversees installation support and materiel readiness to the U.S. Army.

Sierra Army Depot firefighters honored at AMC, Army levels

Story by Doug Magill October 14, 2021 at 05:05PM HERLONG, Calif. – A combination of wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic kept the Sierra Army Depot fire department busy during 2020. And now the U.S. Army is recognizing the department for its efforts. Michael Graves, Sierra Army Depot firefighter, was selected as the U.S. Army firefighter of the year, while the Sierra Army Depot fire department was selected as the Fire Department of the Year by U.S. Army Materiel Command – the U.S. Army’s 4-star command that oversees installation support and materiel readiness to the U.S. Army.