Story by Cpl. Alissa Schuning | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 05.18.2016
The Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting participated in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas chamber aboard MCAS Miramar, California, May 18....
Story by Sgt. Raquel Barraza | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 03.03.2015
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department were awarded at the 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch Library in San Diego, March 2. The firefighters were being recognized for their outstanding service to the community....
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 Cpl. Christopher Johns | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 08.14.2014
Third Marine Aircraft Wing aviators joined firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department in the brand-new wildland firefighting exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 14. Installation and fire department leadership designed this training to foster a communication based foundation between firefighters and 3rd MAW aviation assets. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron......
Story by Cpl. Michelle Piehl | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 08.05.2014
The Miramar Fire Department aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., sent a team to assist with fighting wildfires in the Klamath National Forest, Calif., July 30. Multiple fires ignited from lightning strikes during a storm that occurred July 28-30. A reported 1,235 downed strikes were recorded during the storm, and 69 caused fires in the area, with all but six currently contained.......
Story by Cpl. Raquel Barraza | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 06.12.2014
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department conducted a prescribed burn on the explosive ordnance disposal range aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 12. The Miramar Fire Department conducts these burns as part the air station’s vegetation management program to reduce the risk of wildfires. The firefighters only conduct these burns under specific conditions....
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 10.09.2013
Those visiting the Marine Corps Exchange this week may come across something out of the ordinary – a burning stove. This smoking kitchen appliance is not meant to alarm customers. The fiery display is part of Fire Prevention Week, hosted by the Miramar Fire Department. The Fire Prevention Week commemorates The Great Chicago Fire from Oct. 7-11. This great fire started when a farmhouse......
Story by Cpl. Melissa Wenger | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 05.30.2013
During the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s in-service fire training at Lake Hodges in Escondido, Calif. May 30, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar firefighters joined four other engines from all over San Diego County in preparation for the summer’s fire suppression. The firefighters deployed approximately 1,000 feet of hose, executed a fire shelter drill, received air support, and......
