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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Firefighters from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in egress training on a U.S. Air Force T-1 Jayhawk on the flight line, June 7-8.
Egress training involves learning how to enter an aircraft to rescue any personnel on board should they become incapacitated during an emergency situation as well as learning how to shut off the aircraft.
”As firemen, upon declaration of any aircraft emergency, we are typically tasked to make entry into the aircraft if needed, and pull the pilots or any personnel that are on the aircraft off the aircraft during any emergency,” said U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Davis, who is a 97th fire station chief. “In this training, we’re learning all the safety features and hazards associated with the aircraft.”
A few precautions the firefighters take are operating at safe distances when approaching the aircraft and knowing proper shut down procedures to isolate the power if the aircraft is involved in a fire.
“Typically we only train on the Altus AFB assigned aircraft, which are the KC-135 Statotanker refueling aircraft and the C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft, but every chance we get, we try to get the Vance aircraft to come down here too, for further training,” said Davis.
While the T-1 is not an aircraft stationed at Altus AFB, it is stationed nearby at Vance AFB, and makes an occasional stop at Altus. For this reason, Altus firefighters must be prepared to egress the aircraft in the event of a mishap.
“This training helps us at Altus AFB by preparing for any type of aircraft emergency situation, whether it occurs here or at our auxiliary airfield at Clinton-Sherman,” said Davis. “While this aircraft isn’t assigned to Altus, we are still responsible for the aircraft during any kind of emergency declaration.”
Because Altus AFB is the training base for the C-17, KC-135 aircraft and soon to be U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus refueling aircraft, proficient knowledge of aircraft emergency procedures is a top priority.
“My guys would definitely know what to do during any emergency situation regarding aircraft. We continuously train and the firefighters are required to perform exercises based on the training they receive,” said Davis. “There are benchmarks that must be met in order to pass exercises, and if they don’t, we do it over again until its right. They all understand that the aircraft are our mission and it’s imperative we maintain high standards regarding fire protection for the aircraft.”
| Date Taken: | 06.11.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.11.2015 11:20 |
| Story ID: | 166271 |
| Location: | ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, OK, US |
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