Aviano’s Fire Department Showcases Interoperability with Allied Nations

Story by Senior Airman Thomas Keisler October 17, 2022 at 07:50AM The 31st Civil Engineer Squadron’s fire department hosted this year’s Fire Prevention Week Oct. 10, 2022 through Oct. 14, 2022 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Throughout the week the fire department put on events for Airmen, families and allies.

Fist Bump Fridays: Emergency responders greet students after school each month

Story by Charlotte Richter October 13, 2022 at 12:38PM Elementary school students leaving their classrooms for the day may notice an extra sendoff once a month as firefighters and military police officers offer fist bumps as they pass by on Fist Bump Fridays.

Joint Base MDL commences weeklong Leading Edge program

October 12, 2022 at 02:26PM Daniel Barney Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst kicked off the Leading Edge program through the week of October 3 - 7. The Leading Edge program was designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students were required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and created solutions to the capstone objectives provided. The required courses included into the program were the joint perspective panel, the damage control assessment course, and the capstone panel, just to name a few. The endgame for the Leading Edge program was to train selected service members with the necessary tools, knowledge, and resources to become future military leaders, in order to serve their nation moving forward.

Fort McCoy DES Fire Department renews special accreditation

Story by Scott Sturkol October 11, 2022 at 11:23PM The Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) Fire Department was reaccredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for the third time earlier in 2022.

Arnold Fire and Emergency Services encourage base personnel to have a plan in case of fire

October 11, 2022 at 10:41AM Bradley Hicks Something Christian Lyle saw over the summer only strengthened his belief that everyone should heed the advice contained in this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme – “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.” Lyle, Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services fire prevention and communications officer, attended a fire inspector course. During one session, a video was shown comparing how quickly modern homes burn compared to older residences. Within five minutes, the fire in the older home had just begun to spread beyond its point of origin. In that same amount of time, full flashover had already occurred in the room of the newer home in which the fire had started. Flashover is the point at which the combustible materials in an area simultaneously burst into flames. “It was just ridiculous the difference between the two of them,” Lyle said. According to the National Fire Protection Association, modern homes burn faster than ever. As a result, the amount of time a family has to exit a burning home is significantly lower than it once was. Fire officials across the country concur that having an escape plan is a necessity.