Flightline Rescue Training

Paul Klug, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief, reminds firefighters about safety involved with the B-52H Stratofortress before a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. The purpose of the exercise was to grade the firefighters ability to work as a team to shutdown the aircraft, extinguish a simulated engine fire and evacuate and treat two victims. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

Flightline Rescue Training

Terence Sinner, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron HAZ MAT technician, rides to the site of a simulated B-52H Stratofortress fire during an exercise on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. The purpose of the exercise was to grade the firefighters ability to work as a team to shutdown the aircraft, extinguish a simulated engine fire and evacuate and treat two victims. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

Flightline Rescue Training

A firefighter from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron pulls a hose across the flightline during a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. The purpose of the exercise was to inspect and grade the department’s ability to accomplish the mission safely and work as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

Flightline Rescue Training

A firefighter from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron carries a training dummy representing a victim during an exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. The purpose of the exercise was to inspect and grade the department’s ability to accomplish the mission safely and work as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

Flightline Rescue Training

Firefighters from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron simulate extinguishing an engine fire during a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. The exercise lasted about an hour and tested the ability of 15 members of the 5th CES fire department to work as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

Flightline Rescue Training

Senior Airman Nickolas Torrez, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, performs CPR on a training dummy during an exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. The two training dummies representing injured personnel, one in the cockpit and the other outside the aircraft, were used to test firefighters ability to evacuate victims from difficult locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

Flightline Rescue Training

A training dummy, representing a victim, lies on the flightline after being rescued from a simulated B-52H Stratofortress engine fire during a training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. The two training dummies represented injured personnel, one in the cockpit and the other outside the aircraft, were used to test firefighters ability to evacuate victims from difficult locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

Flightline Rescue Training

Charles Shipley, Inspector General inspector from Barksdale Air Force Base, gathers personnel from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron on the flightline between a firetruck and a B-52H Stratofortress to discuss their training exercise at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. The exercise lasted about an hour and tested the ability of 15 members of the 5th CES fire department to work as a team. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)

Flightline Rescue Training

Published Sept. 2, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong
Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Firefighters from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a training exercise on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., August 28, 2015. Before the exercise began, firefighters were given a safety briefing about responding to the simulated B-52H Stratofortress engine fire. The purpose of the exercise was to grade the firefighters ability to work as a team to shutdown the aircraft, extinguish a simulated engine fire and evacuate and treat two victims. The two training dummies represented injured personnel, one in the cockpit and the other outside the aircraft, were used to test firefighters ability to evacuate victims from difficult locations. The exercise lasted about an hour and tested the ability of 15 members of the 5th CES fire department to work as a team. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Justin T. Armstrong)