Story by Bradley Hicks | Arnold Engineering Development Complex | 04.25.2023
Guy Chastain now traverses hallways, offices and test facilities throughout Arnold Air Force Base to ensure safeguards designed to keep base personnel out of serious and potentially life-threatening situations are working as they should. In mid-January, Chastain took on the role of fire inspector for the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services Fire Prevention Office. A native of......
Story by Airman 1st Class Lauren Cobin | 6th Air Refueling Wing | 10.13.2022
What are you doing at 7 p.m. after a long day of work? For Jay Scott, he’s heating up dinner in the office microwave, writing reports, preparing his painting supplies and turning on some Led Zeppelin....
Story by Angie Thorne | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 07.10.2020
FORT POLK, La. — Fort Polk fire inspectors train for any emergency. So it’s no surprise that even when they aren’t on the job, their training stays with them — no matter the circumstances. Carlos Jackson, a Fort Polk fire inspector and reserve Airman in the U.S. Air Force, 307th Force Support Squadron, said many people think that firefighters just respond to fires. “That’s not......
Story by Lance Cpl. Terry Haynes | Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | 10.12.2017
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Fire and Emergency Services hosted a fire safety event at Charles F. Bolden elementary school on Laurel Bay, October 12, 2017....
Story by Airman 1st Class Lynette Rolen | 18th Wing | 07.29.2016
Kenichi Shimajiri, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector, rose in the ranks from the role of a firefighter to 18th CES fire inspector....
Story by Cpl. Michael Thorn | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 10.14.2014
Members of the Miramar Fire Department finished Fire Prevention Week by teaching fire safety aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 14. The classes taught were for none other than the children of service members at the air station’s Child Development Center. They taught five classes, which reached about 130 preschool children....
Story by Airman Areca Wilson | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 12.02.2013
The engine exploded, and projectiles scattered into the air, hitting individuals nearby. As the young soldier looked on, he knew only one thing: he had to help them....
