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  • YARS firefighters selected to test new tech

    A firefighter equipped with an augmented reality helmet attachment system preps a hose before responding to a live-fire training event at YARS, Ohio, April 7, 2025. The fire department was one of two Air Force departments selected to test the system, developed by Qwake Technologies, which provides

  • Regional firefighters familiarized on C-130 emergency response

    A C-130H Hercules aircraft from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio sits on the ramp at Erie International Airport Tom Ridge Field, Pennsylvania, Nov. 10, 2023. Aircrew flew the aircraft to the airport so that Youngstown ARS firefighters could orient Erie firefighters on emergency response

  • Firefighters rappel during rescue training

    Senior Airman Jamal Hudson, a firefighter for the 910th Civil Engineer Squadron, takes a break during his first attempt at rappelling, here August 1, 2015. Rappelling is part of the required training for firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo/ TSgt. Rick Lisum)