Photo by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 11.24.2020
Courtesy photograph of the wildland fire that 1st Sgt. John Russell of the West Virginia National Guard's 249th Band was confronted with near his home in Winchester, Virginia, November 19, 2020. Russell utilized basic wildland firefighting training he received with the West Virginia Division of Forestry (WVDOF) in October of 2019 as part of an ongoing partnership to quickly allow Guardsmen to......
Photo by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 10.04.2019
Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 249th Army Band participate in basic wildland fire suppression training, conducted by the West Virginia Division of Forestry in Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 3, 2019. The training covered basic wildland fire fighting techniques including understanding fire behavior, suppression tactics and techniques, crew organization, communications, and......
Photo by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 10.04.2019
A Soldier of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 249th Army Band uses a high-powered blower to clear debris and establish a fire line during basic wildland fire suppression training, conducted by the West Virginia Division of Forestry in Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 3, 2019. The training covered basic wildland fire fighting techniques including understanding fire behavior, suppression......
Photo by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 10.04.2019
Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 249th Army Band participate in basic wildland fire suppression training, conducted by the West Virginia Division of Forestry in Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 3, 2019. The training covered basic wildland fire fighting techniques including understanding fire behavior, suppression tactics and techniques, crew organization, communications, and......
Photo by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 10.04.2019
Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 249th Army Band participate in basic wildland fire suppression training, conducted by the West Virginia Division of Forestry in Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 3, 2019. The training covered basic wildland fire fighting techniques including understanding fire behavior, suppression tactics and techniques, crew organization, communications, and......
Photo by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 10.04.2019
Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 249th Army Band participate in basic wildland fire suppression training, conducted by the West Virginia Division of Forestry in Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 3, 2019. The training covered basic wildland fire fighting techniques including understanding fire behavior, suppression tactics and techniques, crew organization, communications, and......
Photo by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 10.04.2019
A soldier of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 249th Army Band sprays a defensive fire break barrier mixture from a backpack unit during basic wildland fire suppression training, conducted by the West Virginia Division of Forestry in Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 3, 2019. The training covered basic wildland fire fighting techniques including understanding fire behavior, suppression......
Photo by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 10.04.2019
Soldiers of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 249th Army Band work to remove debris from a fire line during basic wildland fire suppression training, conducted by the West Virginia Division of Forestry in Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 3, 2019. The training covered basic wildland fire fighting techniques including understanding fire behavior, suppression tactics and techniques, crew......
