Photo Story: May 2024 Army Reserve firefighter training at Fort McCoy

Army Reserve firefighters with units under the 416th Theater Engineer Command participate in driver/operator training that was instructed by the Illinois Fire Service Institute on May 3, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis., with support from the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department. Fort McCoy firefighters supported with the use of a reserve engine for a pump as the Soldiers trained on military Tactical Firefighting Trucks. Fort McCoy's firefighters regularly support troop training in many ways. Additionally, some who service with Fort McCoy's fire service also are military veterans or currently serve with the Army Reserve or Army National Guard as well. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

05.17.2024

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office            

Army Reserve firefighters with units under the 416th Theater Engineer Command participate in driver/operator training that was instructed by the Illinois Fire Service Institute on May 3, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis., with support from the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department.

Fort McCoy firefighters supported with the use of a reserve engine for a pump as the Soldiers trained on military Tactical Firefighting Trucks.

Fort McCoy's firefighters regularly support troop training in many ways. Additionally, some who service with Fort McCoy's fire service also are military veterans or currently serve with the Army Reserve or Army National Guard as well.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”

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DOD honors exceptional firefighters: USAG Rheinland-Pfalz team shines in 2023 F&ES Awards

Among the winners for the 2023 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Awards were Deputy Fire Chief Adam J. Montoya (left) and Interim Training Chief Tobias Lang from U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz. Deputy Fire Chief Adam J. Montoya received the Civilian Fire Officer of the Year award for his management of the Army's largest fire department in Europe. Interim Training Chief Tobias Lang was honored as the Fire Service Instructor of the Year for his management of the training program for 235 firefighters.

KAISERSLAUTERN, RP, GERMANY

05.17.2024

Story by Linda Lambiotte 

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz  

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The Department of Defense announced the winners of the 2023 DOD Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Awards, recognizing exceptional achievements by its fire departments, fire officers, and firefighters, May 3.

Representatives from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency, comprising the DOD F&ES Working Group, chose nine winners from a pool of 41 nominations.

Among this year's winners were Deputy Fire Chief Adam J. Montoya and Interim Training Chief Tobias Lang from U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz.

Lt. Col. David Castillo, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz director of emergency services and garrison provost marshal, said that both Montoya and Tobias were honored by the recognition.

“They are very humble guys,” he said, “they won because they are incredibly hard working, innovative, and committed to enhancing the professionalism and performance of this Fire Department.”

Deputy Fire Chief Adam J. Montoya received the Civilian Fire Officer of the Year award for his management of the Army's largest fire department in Europe. He oversaw six fire stations, two dispatch centers, and 235 firefighters, protecting 40,000 individuals and $13 billion in assets without any fire loss. Montoya also authored a significant mutual aid agreement between the United States and host nation partners and established a training alliance with host nation responders, along with reciprocal arrangements with the German Red Cross.

Interim Training Chief Tobias Lang was honored as the Fire Service Instructor of the Year for his management of the training program for 235 firefighters. He supervised 1,200 classes and 5,000 hours of training, resulting in zero fire loss and maintaining mission readiness to protect $13 billion in assets. Lang also designed the department's rookie training program, established a working group on active shooter situations, and conducted training exercises with school emergency management/crisis intervention teams and military police responders to enhance prevention, mitigation, and response for such incidents.

"I think above all, they won because of their dedication to this community and garrison," Castillo said. "They are genuine professionals who deeply care."

The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Fire Department earned the opportunity to represent the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) in the F&ES Awards competition by winning the Best Large Fire Department category at the IMCOM level earlier this year. Montoya and Lange were similarly acknowledged as the best in IMCOM in their respective categories of Civilian Fire Officer and Fire Service Instructor.

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz serves, supports, and secures the total force community enabling power projection for the European Theater.

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Navy Region Northwest’s Fire and Emergency Services 1st Academy Graduation

Eight freshly pinned firefighters graduated from the Navy Region Northwest Fire & Emergency Services (NRNW F&ES) Fire Academy during a ceremony at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash., May 3, 2024.


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Equipping wingmen with crisis response planning

Story by Eric White May 16, 2024 at 12:54PM The helping agencies at Youngstown Air Reserve Station kicked off mental health awareness month by welcoming Dr. Craig Bryan to facilitate a daylong workshop at Youngstown Air Reserve Station on May 3 attended by a group of the 910th Airlift Wing’s senior leaders, first sergeants, firefighters, security forces members and helping agency representatives.

MCB Camp Pendleton fire and emergency services award recipients.

 

CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES
05.14.2024
Photo by Cpl. Mary Jenni 
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton  

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton firefighters pose for a group photo at Fire Station 4 Lake O’Neill at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, May 14, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary Jenni)

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