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Virginia National Guard Trains for Firefighting Ground Support
November 13, 2023
— FORT BARFOOT, Va. – Virginia National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews completed aerial firefighting support and Soldiers and Airmen began ground firefighting training Nov. 11.After Virginia...
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Washington Army Guard to get new Firefighting Unit
September 28, 2023
— CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Beginning next fiscal year, the Washington Army National Guard will have a new unit primarily focused on firefighting. “The addition of engineer firefighting teams will provide...
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Kingsley Field Fire Department Trains Local Firefighters
August 10, 2023
— KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Kingsley Field Fire Department conducted F-15 familiarization training with local Fire District One emergency personnel at Kingsley Field this month.Kingsley Field Fire...
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FireGuard Program Enhances National Guard Wildfire-fighting
November 18, 2022
— ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard’s FireGuard program has helped Guard members in California and Colorado detect and respond to wildfires – saving lives and property since the pilot program began in...
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West Virginia Guard to Provide Aerial Firefighting Support
November 10, 2022
— FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s C. Co., 1-150th Assault Battalion has launched one UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with hoist capability to Fayette County to assist local...
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Oregon National Guard Responds to Rum Creek Fire
September 6, 2022
— MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard has helped support firefighting efforts at the Rum Creek Fire that has burned approximately 17,000 acres in Josephine County. Fifty-one Guard members have...
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New York Army Guard Helps Battle Hudson Valley Fire
September 2, 2022
— ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – The New York Army National Guard teamed with New York State Police and the Department of Environmental Conservation to battle a wildfire burning through the Minnewaska State Park...
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Virginia Guard Aviators Lead Kosovo Aerial Firefighting Success
August 19, 2022
— CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Aviation Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Force’s Regional Command-East have been working hand in hand since arriving in the region to enhance their aerial firefighting...
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Oklahoma National Guard Supports Wildland Firefighting
August 2, 2022
— OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Army National Guard helicopter crews dropped nearly 400,000 gallons of water on wildfires in Northwestern Oklahoma July 16-19 and 27-29.During the two multiday missions,...
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NY Air Guard 106th civil engineers train at Silver Flag
February 17, 2022
— FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City,...
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Connecticut Air Guard fire department trains with partners
January 25, 2022
— EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The Connecticut Air National Guard Fire Department is collaborating with mutual aid partners to conduct familiarization training exercises at Bradley Air National Guard Base.The...
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VNG aviators practice firefighting skills before deployment
October 22, 2021
— SANDSTON, Va. – With an upcoming deployment to Kosovo, Virginia Army National Guard flight crews took to the skies of Chesterfield to certify their ability to fight fires with massive water buckets...
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Cal Guard actively fights state’s wildfires
August 19, 2021
— SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and civilians from California and six other states are actively fighting wildfires burning throughout the state.Nearly 1,000 Cal Guard service members...
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National Guard well-equipped to handle West Coast wildfires
August 2, 2021
— ARLINGTON, Va. – When wildfires happen in the West, the National Guard is there to fight those fires. And for now, they've got a good handle on the effort, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said...
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Vermont hosts SPP partner Senegal's national fire brigade
July 22, 2021
— COLCHESTER, Vt. – Delegates from Senegal's National Fire Brigade, Brigade Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, visited Vermont July 11-21 as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program."The...
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Nevada Air Guard activated to help fight fires in West
June 25, 2021
— RENO, Nev. – The National Interagency Fire Center has requested one C-130 aircraft and aircrew from the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, to aid firefighting efforts in the West.The...
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Pennsylvania helicopter crews practice using water buckets
May 26, 2021
— FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard helicopter crews conducted water bucket training May 11 at Fort Indiantown Gap.Crews in UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters filled...
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NYNG, Forest Rangers train for helicopter firefighting
May 11, 2021
— COLONIE, N.Y. – New York and Connecticut Army National Guard UH-60 aircrews and forest rangers with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation honed their helicopter wildfire-fighting...
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Partnerships forged during aerial firefighting training
May 7, 2021
— SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In the dry heat of the high desert, the California and Nevada Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and multiple other firefighting agencies across the United...
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Interagency training preps Cal Guard for aerial firefighting
May 5, 2021
— SUTTER CREEK, Calif. – Wildfires are an unfortunate reality many Californians face each year, and as 2021 unfolds as an arid year, the threat of wildfires is increased throughout the state. Between...
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