509th firefighters bring the heat

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Firefighters with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron, gear up in preparation for a training exercise, Sept. 2. Enlisted and civilian firefighters battled hot flames for several hours during training in an effort to keep their qualification and skill up-to-date. The exercise is conducted once a year, and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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509th firefighters bring the heat

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Senior Airman Bryan Daspit, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, gives the thumbs up to begin training after getting the aircraft training structure lit, Sept. 2. Enlisted and civilian firefighters battled hot flames for several hours during training in an effort to keep their qualification and skill up-to-date. The exercise is conducted once a year, and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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509th firefighters bring the heat

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Firefighters with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron, drag a fire hose to the next fire engine in order to refill the trucks water supply during an aircraft live burn exercise, Sept. 2. Several enlisted and civilian firefighters participated in the simulated aircraft fire to keep their qualifications and skills up-to-date. The exercise is conducted once a year, and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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509th firefighters bring the heat

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Firefighters with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron drive into position to fight a simulated aircraft fire during an aircraft live-burn exercise, Sept. 2. Several enlisted and civilian firefighters participated in the simulated aircraft fire to keep their qualifications and skills up-to-date. The exercise is conducted once a year, and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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509th firefighters bring the heat

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Firefighters with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron gain control of a fire hose during an aircraft live-burn exercise, Sept. 2. Several enlisted and civilian firefighters participated in the simulated aircraft fire to keep their qualifications and skills up-to-date. The exercise is conducted once a year, and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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509th firefighters bring the heat

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Two 509th Civil Engineer Squadron fire trucks circle a flaming aircraft trainer while deploying several gallons of water in an attempt to exstinguish the burning aircraft, Sept. 2. Several enlisted and civilian firefighters participated in the simulated aircraft fire to keep their qualifications and skills up-to-date. The exercise is conducted once a year, and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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509th firefighters bring the heat

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Firefighters with the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron use high-pressured hoses to extinguish a burning aircraft trainer during a live-burn exercise, Sept. 2. Enlisted and civilian firefighters battled hot flames for several hours during training in an effort to keep their qualification and skill up-to-date. The exercise is conducted once a year, and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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509th firefighters bring the heat

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman 1st Class Brian Wiggins, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, disconnects a hose from a squadron fire truck during an aircraft live-burn exercise, Sept. 2. Several enlisted and civilian firefighters participated in the simulated fire to keep their qualifications and skills up-to-date. The exercise is conducted once a year, and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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509th firefighters bring the heat

Published Sept. 8, 2009
By Senior Airman Kenny Holston
509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Several enlisted and civilian firefighters participated in the simulated aircraft fire to keep their qualifications and skills up to date. The exercise is conducted once a year and firefighters are put into several different scenarios where they are forced to react quickly and accurately.

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