Malmstrom joins Gibson Flats fire fight

Story by Heather Heiney December 06, 2021 at 05:55PM It only takes one spark to start a fire, but sometimes to put one out it takes the coordination and cooperation of more than 100 first responders from almost a dozen agencies. The Gibson Flats fire, which ignited just outside Great Falls on Dec. 1, was one such event. The fire grew to about 120 acres and was the second response in a week for the Malmstrom Fire Department, the first being an off-base fire on Thanksgiving.

Silver Flag; developing competent and confident combat Airmen

December 06, 2021 at 10:45AM Airman 1st Class Tiffany Price The Silver Flag exercise site, located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is home to the 823rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE), Detachment 1, a unit dedicated to providing contingency combat support training to multiple Air Force specialties. Throughout the 10-day course, Airmen are pushed through classroom briefings on the Rapid Airfield Damage Repair process, which make up the bulk of the course. After their initial briefing, students are divided into their individual specialty courses, which includes force support, explosive ordnance disposal, fire protection, civil engineering and contracting. However, one of the most unique parts of the course is the fire protection aspect which is a tri-annual requirement for all fire-protection Airmen.

445th firefighters complete DOD rescue, survival course

Story by Capt. Rachel Ingram December 05, 2021 at 12:59PM Four firefighters from the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron completed a Department of Defense firefighter rescue and survival course Sept 20-24, 2021 at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Three additional 445th CES firefighters served as instructors for this iteration of the course, which is open to the entire DOD community and held each spring and fall at Grissom.

Coast Guard, Maui County partners hold annual search and rescue exercise off Maui

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Fisher December 03, 2021 at 09:52PM HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Maui County Fire Department, Maui County Police Department, Maui County Emergency Medical Services, American Medical Response, Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services conducted a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off Kapalua, Maui, Thursday.

Fire Department completes 8,500 training sessions a year

Story by Wesley Farnsworth December 01, 2021 at 12:10PM WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 788th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department always aims for lofty milestones to make sure it is prepared to safeguard people and infrastructure in an emergency.