GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 7, 2026) An Instructor at the Damage Control Schoolhouse, Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes, teaches new-accession Sailors how combat a compartment fire at the General Shipboard Firefighting (GSF) course onboard Naval Station Great Lakes. The two-day curriculum encompasses in-classroom lessons pertaining to fire chemistry, classes of fires (alpha, bravo, and charlie), fire party organization, portable extinguishers, protective equipment, and self-contained breathing apparatus during the first day. Second-day live firefighting trainer labs cover wild hose, hose handling, and firefighting procedures. GSF Great Lakes meets the U.S. Navy’s six-year Level I firefighting requirement, a training requirement for every Sailor stationed aboard a U.S. naval vessel. The school has qualified approximately 6,500 accession Sailors each year for the past six years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Mueller)
| Date Taken: | 04.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.21.2026 10:26 |
| Photo ID: | 9601393 |
| VIRIN: | 260407-N-YX844-1090 |
| Resolution: | 6505x4337 |
| Size: | 3.37 MB |
| Location: | GREAT LAKES, US |
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