Story by Bradley Hicks | Arnold Engineering Development Complex | 10.06.2024
The theme of Fire Prevention Week 2024 is “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you,” an appeal the National Fire Protection Association believes can be met with three actions – install, test and replace. Team members in the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services Fire Prevention Office are doing their part to reinforce this call to action and spread the message to as many people......
Story by Yan Kennon | Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast | 06.08.2023
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in collaboration with Thom Tryon, director of construction at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast (NAVFAC SE), recently conducted a regional training seminar on various fire suppression and notification systems for NAVFAC SE employees located throughout the southeast region....
Story by Senior Airman Zoie Cox | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 01.21.2022
The 633d Civil Engineer Squadron Fire & Emergency Services flight is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association and the U.S. Fire Administration to help reduce the risk of winter fires and other hazards, including carbon monoxide and electrical fires....
Story by Jacqueline Boucher | Tobyhanna Army Depot | 11.01.2017
TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. — Firefighters here participate in Trench Rescue training, which consists of classroom instruction and field exercises, to hone skills needed to safely execute trench rescue operations....
Story by James Goodwin | Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall | 08.05.2015
The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall and Alexandria Fire Departments in a combined training exercise Aug. 4 through 6, demonstrated techniques and the use of a personal escape system that allows firefighters to independently rappel from a building by using a small device fastened to the firefighters’ gear....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret | 416th Theater Engineer Command | 01.27.2015
The Army Reserve is now working to service, repair and re-certify its firefighting trucks to meet National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards....
Courtesy Story | Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall | 06.28.2013
Be careful with fireworks on the Fourth of July.
