612th ABS assist with mass casualty exercise

Story by March 28, 2023 at 02:54PM The 612th Air Base Squadron firefighters assisted Honduran emergency response personnel during a mass casualty exercise on the Soto Cano flightline, which was intended to earn the Palmerola International Airport an International Civil Aviation Organization certification.

Fire & Emergency Services of NAS JRB Fort Worth awarded CNRSE Small Fire Department of the Year: Third Year in a Row

Story by Sandy Owens March 22, 2023 at 04:54PM NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas (March , 2023) – The Fire and Emergency Services of Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth’s vision is to be able to say, 'Yeah, we do that.' They strive to be the most effective Fire Department for their customers, no matter what emergency services are needed. The department attributes their continued success to the belief in this assurance which has propelled them to earn the 2022, Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) Small Fire Department of the Year, for the third year in a row.

17th TRW hosts annual DoD Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service

Story by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash March 22, 2023 at 03:35PM The 17th Training Wing honored firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty and were memorialized at the annual Department of Defense Fallen Firefighter Memorial, March 17.

Chloe Barnes, Women's History Month highlight

Story by Sgt. Hannah Clifton March 21, 2023 at 12:37PM Soldier, firefighter, competitive powerlifter, Sgt. Chloe Barnes, combat engineer with Company A. 776 Brigade Engineer Battalion, doesn’t shy away from a challenge or a chance to test her mind and body. Chloe decided to join the Indiana Army National Guard in 2019 after the National Guard had more to choose from than infantry. Knowing that she could gain free job training, she chose to become an aviation mechanic. However, throughout her time training she realized that being a soldier out in the field was what she loved best which inspired her to become a combat engineer. When asked about her perspective on Women’s History Month and what it means to be a woman in the armed forces, Chloe was quick to answer. “It goes to show how far we’ve come in and out of uniform,” said Chloe. “It hasn’t been a hundred years that we were officially allowed in the Army and just in 2015 we were allowed finally in combat roles. Without that I wouldn’t be able to [be a combat engineer]. It just goes to show in a few short years how far we’ve come and how far we can continue going as women.”

Controlling the burn; Quantico’s finest tame the flames

Story by Charles Wolf March 20, 2023 at 12:06PM Leaves and dust scatter as multiple emergency vehicles rumble toward a clearing located deep in the woods on the west side of Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ), Virginia, on March 10, 2023. The vehicles carry a combination of professional MCBQ Forestry personnel, a Fish and Wildlife biologist, and a group of Fire and Emergency Services firefighters carrying all their equipment. Arriving at the designated location, they check the temperature, winds, and environment to verify conditions are consistent with prior planning. They are control burning twenty-acres of land called a burn block, or block for short.