DCSA Background Investigations Leader Fights Fires with His Wife in the Western Region

Story by John Joyce April 04, 2022 at 08:42AM DENVER, Colo. – When Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Supervisory Agent in Charge Bob Dalton is not leading and advising background investigators in the Western Region’s Desert Mountain Area, you will likely find him fighting and preventing fires, protecting people and their homes from wildfires fueled by raging 100 mph winds, or treating those who are injured. What’s more, there’s a good chance you will find his wife, Dorie, engaged in these efforts while working shoulder to shoulder with Bob and other volunteers to save lives, homes, property and forests. Although the Daltons work full-time in their respective careers – Bob with DCSA and Dorie now as a wildland specialist (following a prior career as an elementary school teacher) – they find time to work as volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians, serving their community and beyond.

SELFLESS SERVANTS: Off-Duty 152nd & 154th SFS Defenders Respond to Fire in Hilo

Story by Senior Airman Thomas Cox April 01, 2022 at 12:11PM At 0200 local time on March 4, 2022, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Glover and Staff Sgt. Leslie Ryssman, defenders from the 152nd Security Forces Squadron, along with Senior Airman Kyle Martinez, a defender from the 154th Security Forces Squadron, were in the lobby of their hotel checking into their rooms when a local civilian came in saying that the four-story vacant hotel next door was on fire. Martinez, a former firefighter, then ran out of the lobby towards the burning building, closely followed by Ryssman and Glover.

Female firefighters answer the call, inspire change

Story by Senior Airman Vernon Walter March 31, 2022 at 06:21PM Air Commando fire protection specialists blaze trails for women in their career field.

Female firefighters answer the call, inspire change

March 31, 2022 at 06:21PM Senior Airman Vernon Walter Air Commando fire protection specialists blaze trails for women in their career field.

MOTSU first responders work toward Congressional vison

Story by Kimberly Spinner March 30, 2022 at 06:45PM More than 150 Federal, state and local first responders attended a joint-agency, critical-incident-communications training and First Responder Network demonstration virtually and in person at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina March 29, 2022 in support of Congress’s vision of a dedicated, interoperable nationwide public safety broadband network. “This was a far-reaching endeavor, said Duane Eastmond, MOTSU telecommunications specialist and one of the event organizers. “We had attendees from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Department of Homeland Security – to include the U.S. Coast Guard, DISA, FBI, and ATF – New Hanover Sherriff’s Office, Brunswick County Sherriff’s Office, Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina Marine Control, and the Southport Fire Department.” As a result of the communication challenges first responders faced on 9/11, the federal government established an independent federal agency to provide contractual and programmatic oversite to the development and deployment of this network.