Exploring hot topics: fire station tour

Tech. Sgt. Sean Cantrell, 5th Civil Engineering Squadron assistant chief of operations, explains the dispatch room’s purpose in the Kenneth O. Gillespie Fire Station at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 30, 2017. Boy Scouts of America and Fire Explorer Post #9463 from Minot toured the fire station and participated in a simulated fire rescue mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)

Exploring hot topics: fire station tour

Tech. Sgt. Sean Cantrell, 5th Civil Engineering Squadron assistant chief of operations, prepares a burn room insulation system at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 30, 2017. Boy Scouts of America and Fire Explorer Post #9463 from Minot engaged in a simulated fire rescue mission, created with a fog machine and blinking red lights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)

Exploring hot topics: fire station tour

Airman 1st Class Colleen Erickson, 119th Wing firefighter from the North Dakota Air National Guard based in Fargo, N.D., hands a hose to a Post #9463 Fire Explorer from Minot, at Minot Air Force Base, April 30, 2017. The Minot Boy Scouts of America and Fire Explorers learned about the fast-paced response required to fight fires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)

Exploring hot topics: fire station tour

A Post #9463 Fire Explorer and Boy Scout of America from Minot, N.D., force a door open during a simulated fire rescue mission at Minot Air Force Base, April 30, 2017. During the mission, the group was required to force a door open, stop a simulated fire, rescue victims and ventilate the area while following basic firefighting procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)

Exploring hot topics: fire station tour

Boy Scouts of America and Fire Explorers from Post #9463 in Minot, N.D, enter the burn room insulation system at Minot Air Force Base, April 30, 2017. The group engaged in a simulated fire rescue mission, created with a fog machine and blinking red lights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)

Exploring hot topics: fire station tour

Alex Debowey, a Fire Explorer from Post #9463 in Minot, N.D., rushes a victim to safety during a simulated fire rescue mission at Minot Air Force Base, April 30, 2017. During the mission, the Minot Boy Scouts of America and Fire Explorers forced a door open, stopped a simulated fire, rescued victims and ventilated the area while following basic firefighting procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)

Exploring hot topics: fire station tour

Ethan Beede, a Boy Scout of America from Minot, N.D., trudges through a fog machine’s smoke during a simulated fire rescue mission at Minot Air Force Base, April 30, 2017. Boy Scouts of America and Minot Fire Explorers Post #9463 learned about the fast-paced response required to fight fires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)

Exploring hot topics: fire station tour

Published May 15, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Boy Scouts of America and Fire Explorer Post #9463 from Minot, N.D., toured the Kenneth O. Gillespie Fire Station at Minot Air Force Base, April 30, 2017. During the tour, the group learned firefighting basics and participated in a simulated fire rescue mission. The mission required the group to force a door open, stop a simulated fire, rescue victims and ventilate the area while following basic firefighting procedures. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Alyssa M. Akers)