DES offers fire extinguisher training

Photo By Lisa Bishop | WIESBADEN, Germany - Cpt. Kathleen Stewart, U.S. Army Medical Command, puts out a training fire at the fire extinguisher training Oct. 21 on Clay Kaserne.  

WIESBADEN, HESSEN, GERMANY

10.21.2020

Story by Lisa Bishop 

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden   

WIESBADEN, Germany - As a part of Fire Prevention Month, the Directorate of Emergency Services offered fire extinguisher training to all personnel at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Oct. 21, 2020. The training, conducted by Thilo Schleich, fire prevention inspector, reviewed the types of extinguishers used to fight fires in specific circumstances; the inspection and life cycle of garrison extinguishers; the differences between U.S. and German extinguishers; and gave participants the opportunity to use a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher to put out a training fire.

• Date Taken: 10.21.2020
• Date Posted: 10.23.2020 02:38
• Story ID: 381594
• Location: WIESBADEN, HESSEN, DE