CBIRF, FDNY partner for simulated steam plant explosion [Image 5 of 25]

MANHATTAN, NY, UNITED STATES

09.15.2016

Photo by Lance Cpl. Maverick Mejiacabrera 

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)

Sgt. Augustin A. Romero, team leader for Identification and Detection Platoon, IDP, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, CBIRF, talks to the Primary Assessment Teams before they head to the “hot zone” to search and detect hazardous chemical agents during the 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: 2917353
• VIRIN: 160915-M-VD672-075
• Resolution: 3840x2560
• Size: 6.39 MB
• Location: MANHATTAN, NY, US