Story by Andrew Revelos | Naval Support Activity South Potomac | 07.23.2025
Naval District Washington (NDW) Fire and Emergency Services Dahlgren Company responded to a major structure fire at an off-base apartment complex in King George County during a July 23 call for mutual aid. The Navy First Responders were joined by firefighters from King George, Stafford, and Westmoreland Counties in Virginia, as well as crews from La Plata, Maryland. One child was injured, and......
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 07.02.2025
In preparation for wildfire season, aviation crews from the Washington Army National Guard have been working to get certified on water bucket operations, getting as many repetitions as possible while building relationships. Guard members from 96th Aviation Troop Command partnered with Central Pierce Fire and Rescue to conduct water bucket training near Puyallup, Wash., June 30, 2025....
Story by Lance Cpl. Enge You | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 06.08.2025
Christopher Burch, a Colorado native, and lead dispatcher with The Combat Center Fire Department was presented the Marine Corps Installation Command Emergency Dispatch Service Award: Public Safety Telecommunicator of the Year at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, June 5, 2025....
Story by Airman 1st Class Michael Swingen | 153rd Airlift Wing | 04.13.2025
When Camp Guernsey’s Fire Chief received an invitation to conduct a joint training exercise with the 153rd Airlift Wing, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Leah Urquhart jumped at the chance for her firefighters to brush up on skills they don’t use on a day-to-day basis....
Story by Charles Walker | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District | 04.10.2025
MOBILE, Ala. – Safety is a priority in the Department of Defense, and fire prevention, especially on a flightline, is a key component. Firefighters need to be able to respond at a moment's notice to any situation on the flight line involving an aircraft emergency. Their equipment and vehicles must be in top shape and working order, as well as themselves if they are to respond and......
Story by Eric Durr | New York National Guard | 11.25.2024
GREENWOOD LAKE, New York – New York Army National Guard aviators dropped 550,160 gallons of water on the 5,200 acre Jennings Creek fire between Nov. 11 and Nov. 20 as state and local fire fighters fought the Orange County blaze. The wildfire, the largest in New York since 2008, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office, ignited on Saturday. Nov. 9 and expanded to 2,500 acres......
Story by Joseph Siemandel | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 09.17.2024
Since late July, aviation crews flew more than 55 hours above the Retreat Fire, dropping nearly 200,000 gallons of water on the 45,000-acre blaze. Additionally, crews dropped 122 buckets of water, nearly 78,000 gallons, on the Williams Mine Fire (Skamania County), Stranger Creek Fire (Lincoln County) and Upper Ruby Fire (Pend Oreille County) before the firefighting mission ended....
Story by Cpl. Jessica Roeder | 17th Training Wing | 05.23.2024
There are few individuals in the DoD who recall what firefighting training was like before joint training began at Goodfellow, but one individual who does is Master Gunnery Sgt. Terrail Dickerson, the senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Detachment Goodfellow Air Force Base Fire Company....
