ARFF Marines conduct early morning training

IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN
10.12.2018
Photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni 

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Edward York, an aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, operates a P19 firefighting vehicle at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. The training was conducted in order to maintain proficiency extinguishing aircraft fires in support of the air station's mission of launching and recovering aircraft. Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting is a special category of firefighting that involves the response, hazard mitigation, evacuation and possible rescue of passengers and crew of an aircraft involved in a ground emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin)

2018 Offutt AFB Firefighter of the year

NE, UNITED STATES
10.11.2018
Photo by Leticia Cunningham
55th Wing Public Affairs 
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Matt Gibbons, 55th Civil Engineer Squadron lead firefighter, was presented the 2018 Firefighter of the Year award by Col. Michael Manion, 55th Wing commander, in a ceremony Oct. 11, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. This award is presented annually in conjunction with the National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7 – 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by L. Cunningham)

97th AMW family learns fire prevention

ALTUS AFB, OK, UNITED STATES
10.27.2018
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth
97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs 

A child reacts to seeing Sparky, the mascot of the 97th Air Mobility Wing Fire Department, during Fire Prevention Week, October 27, 2018, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. The goal of Fire Prevention Week is to teach children about what to do during fire emergencies and to help parents educate their children in the future as well. (U.S. Air Force by Airman 1st Class Jeremy Wentworth)