Photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley | Space Launch Delta 30 | 05.11.2023
Sam Wu, U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program project manager in San Dimas, Calif., guides a team of technicians as they use a fire front simulator system at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2023. This cutting-edge system is controlled through a computer, which opens and closes fuel lines and ignites the burners in the simulator. It replicates the various......
Photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley | Space Launch Delta 30 | 05.11.2023
Technicians from the U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program work on the fire front simulator system they used to conduct controlled burns at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2023. The team came to Vandenberg to test equipment, train, and gather essential data on how heat exposure impacts both equipment and personnel. This cutting-edge system is controlled......
Photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley | Space Launch Delta 30 | 05.11.2023
The U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program conducts test burns, while using a fire front simulator system at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. May 11, 2023 During the simulated burn, the team ran tests on fire shelters, seen on the right side of the photo. All wildland firefighters carry fire shelters while on duty. In circumstances when they cannot escape advancing......
Photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley | Space Launch Delta 30 | 05.11.2023
Sam Wu, U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program project manager in San Dimas, Calif., guides a team of technicians as they use a fire front simulator system at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2023. This cutting-edge system is controlled through a computer, which opens and closes fuel lines and ignites the burners in the simulator. It replicates the various......
Photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley | Space Launch Delta 30 | 05.11.2023
Sam Wu, a project manager at the National Technology and Development Center in San Dimas, Calif., helps his crew extinguish a controlled fire at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2023. Technicians from the U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program conducted test burns using a fire front simulator system. This cutting-edge system is controlled through a......
Photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley | Space Launch Delta 30 | 05.11.2023
Technicians from the U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program extinguish a test burn at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2023. The crew used a fire front simulator system to replicate the various stages of a wildfire, including the approach, immersion, and post-radiation phases. The purpose of these tests was to gather essential data on how heat exposure......
Photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley | Space Launch Delta 30 | 05.11.2023
Ralph Gonzales, U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program fire and aviation program manager, explains details about a fire shelter to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Avenida, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, May 11, 2023. The fire shelter is a fire-resistant tent-like product that all wildland firefighters......
Photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley | Space Launch Delta 30 | 05.11.2023
Technicians from the U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program conduct test burns using a fire front simulator system at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2023. This cutting-edge system is controlled through a computer, which opens and closes fuel lines and ignites the burners in the simulator and it replicates the various stages of a wildfire, including the......
