CBIRF, FDNY partner for simulated steam plant explosion [Image 3 of 25]

MANHATTAN, NY, UNITED STATES

09.15.2016

Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick Mejiacabrera 

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)

Staff Sgt. Justin Wells, safety officer for Initial Response Force, IRF, B, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, left, examines a Technical Rescue Platoon Marine before heading into the “hot zone” for proper personal protective gear as part of a final training exercise with the Fire Department of New York, FDNY, on Randall’s Island, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2016. CBIRF’s Marines and sailors participated in a training event that included three days of lane training with FDNY instructors teaching classes in vehicle extrication, breaching, rope rescue and medical as part of urban rescue operations, and a final training operation in which CBIRF responded to a notional steam plant explosion. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick S. Mejia/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 09.15.2016
• Date Posted: 10.13.2016 15:26
• Photo ID: 2917347
• VIRIN: 160915-M-VD672-085
• Resolution: 3840x2560
• Size: 5.44 MB
• Location: MANHATTAN, NY, US