Firefighters assigned to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar Fire ...
San Diego, Calif. (Apr. 30, 2005) Firefighters assigned to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar Fire Department start a controlled burn using drip torches. Various Federal Fire Departments along with units f... More
Probationary firefighter Alex Ramos removes the limp
Probationary firefighter Alex Ramos removes the limp body of a fellow fighter from The Denver Prop during a training exercise, Jan. 20. The obstacle tests firefighters’ abilities to work as a team to move an u... More
Probationary firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department
Probationary firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department perform a vehicle extrication exercise as part of a final evaluation at the Firefighter Academy aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 2... More
Kevin Brown (center), fire department captain, revs
Kevin Brown (center), fire department captain, revs up a water pump during a fire suppression drill aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Dylan Surprise (left), engineer, and Alex Ramos (rig... More
Fire fighters with the Miramar Fire Department position
Fire fighters with the Miramar Fire Department position a water hose during a controlled burn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 16. Before burning an area, fire fighters douse surrounding veg... More
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department John
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department John Hernandez, left, a San Diego native, and John Prigmore, right, an Orange County, Calif. native, exit their temporary fire shelter during in-service fire traini... More
The Miramar Fire Department sets up a stand with a
The Miramar Fire Department sets up a stand with a fire truck at the Marine Corps Exchange aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar for the Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8. This year’s focus is on preventing fires ... More
Paul Tompkins, operations chief with the Miramar Fire
Paul Tompkins, operations chief with the Miramar Fire Department and range incident commander for this prescribed burn, conducts a brief before a prescribed burn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.,... More
Chief Josh Allen, assistant fire chief with the Miramar
Chief Josh Allen, assistant fire chief with the Miramar Fire Department, checks his bearings before the wildland firefighting exercise with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aviators aboard Marine Corps Air Station Mira... More
Kids from the Child Development Center aboard Marine
Kids from the Child Development Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., pose with firefighters after a fire safety class, Oct. 14. The firefighters taught kids about different things such as smo... More
From left to right, Bryan Elder, engineer, Joshua Marque,
From left to right, Bryan Elder, engineer, Joshua Marque, firefighter, Danny Rivas, captain, Jorge Ramirez, firefighter, all with the Miramar Fire Department, stand in front of their truck after the 2015 Scripp... More
A suspect transfers mysterious materials to a vehicle
A suspect transfers mysterious materials to a vehicle during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas chamber aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, ... More
A firefighter with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
A firefighter with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department speaks with a young girl during the annual Fire Safety Day at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Oct. 12. Members of the MCAS Miramar Fire Department ... More
Assistant chief Josh Allen (center), talks probationary
Assistant chief Josh Allen (center), talks probationary fire recruits Alex Ramos, left, and Michael Chambers, right, through how to descend from a second-story building, Jan. 20. The two fire recruits spent th... More
Michael Chambers, a probationary firefighter with the
Michael Chambers, a probationary firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department and a Santee, Calif., native, checks the pulse on a simulated victim during a mock emergency medical services test aboard Marine Cor... More
Gary Flores, assistant water tender operator, wrenches
Gary Flores, assistant water tender operator, wrenches a hose onto a fire hydrant during a fire suppression drill aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Flores is connecting the fire hose to ... More
A fire burns through brush near the Carlos Hathcock
A fire burns through brush near the Carlos Hathcock rifle range aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 16. Fire fighters with Miramar Fire Department started the fires to test if conditions were c... More
Greg Donnelly, battalion chief with the San Diego Fire
Greg Donnelly, battalion chief with the San Diego Fire Department and a San Diego native, briefs participating firefighters during in-service fire training at Lake Hodges in Escondido, Calif. May 30. The Mirama... More
Fire inspectors from the Miramar Fire Department speak
Fire inspectors from the Miramar Fire Department speak with people at the Marine Corps Exchange aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., about the Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8. The fire department is fo... More
Paul Tompkins operations chief with the Miramar Fire
Paul Tompkins operations chief with the Miramar Fire Department and range incident commander for this prescribed burn, conducts a brief before a prescribed burn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., ... More
Brush trucks with the Miramar Fire Department and Cleveland
Brush trucks with the Miramar Fire Department and Cleveland National Forest are staged for action in the Klamath National Forest, Aug. 5. A crew of four personnel with the Miramar Fire Department joined crews w... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 3rd Marine Aircraft
A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing carries an empty bucket to a simulated fire during the wildland firefighting exercise with the Miramar Fire Department aboard Marine Corps Air Station M... More
Susan Belt, a fire inspector with the Miramar Fire
Susan Belt, a fire inspector with the Miramar Fire Department, teaches children at the Child Development Center how to stop, drop and roll during a fire safety class aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Cal... More
Greg Magill, chief with Miramar Fire Department, makes
Greg Magill, chief with Miramar Fire Department, makes a speech during the 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch Library in San Diego, March 2. Last May, the fire department as... More
A civilian law enforcement officer and a military police
A civilian law enforcement officer and a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office apprehends a suspect during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exe... More
Probationary fire recruit Michael Chambers climbs onto
Probationary fire recruit Michael Chambers climbs onto a ladder head first while learning the ladder bail out technique, Jan. 20. The method is used in extreme situations to hastily remove one’s self from a building.
Michael Chambers, a probationary firefighter with the
Michael Chambers, a probationary firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department and a Santee, Calif., native, stabilizes an overturned car using a Rescue 42 stabilizer during a mock exercise aboard Marine Corps A... More
Alex Martinez (right), engineer, briefs Shaun Fick
Alex Martinez (right), engineer, briefs Shaun Fick (left), fire officer trainee, on pump operations of engine 61 during a fire suppression drill aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Fick is... More
Roberto Diaz, a fireman with Miramar Fire Department
Roberto Diaz, a fireman with Miramar Fire Department Station 62, hoses down burned vegetation after a test fire next to the Carlos Hathcock rifle range aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 16. F... More
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department John
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department John Hernandez, left, a San Diego native, and John Prigmore, right, an Orange County, Calif. native, review the plan of action during in-service fire training at La... More
Lawrence Beal, a fire inspector with the Miramar Fire
Lawrence Beal, a fire inspector with the Miramar Fire Department, demonstrates how to properly put out a stove fire outside the Marine Corps Exchange aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Oct. 8. The fire de... More
Paul Tompkins, operations chief with the Miramar Fire
Paul Tompkins, operations chief with the Miramar Fire Department and range incident commander for this prescribed burn, talks on a radio during a prescribed burn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.,... More
Fires burns in the Klamath National Forest, Aug. 5.
Fires burns in the Klamath National Forest, Aug. 5. A crew of four personnel with the Miramar Fire Department joined crews with the Cleveland National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, and Inyo National F... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 3rd Marine Aircraft
A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing flies overhead carrying an empty bucket to a simulated fire during the wildland firefighting exercise with the Miramar Fire Department aboard Marine Cor... More
A preschool student practices crawling under smoke
A preschool student practices crawling under smoke during a fire safety class aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 14. Firefighters from the Miramar Fire Department also showed children from th... More
Col. John Farnam, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Col. John Farnam, right, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar commanding officer, makes a speech commending the Miramar Fire Department during 2015 Scripps Ranch Civic Association Recognition Night at Scripps Ranch... More
A civilian law enforcement officer with the Provost
A civilian law enforcement officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office apprehends a suspect during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas chamber aboar... More
The story of how firefighter Mark Langvardt died from
The story of how firefighter Mark Langvardt died from a seemingly easy escape is written on the post of an obstacle named The Denver Prop, to reinforce the fact even veteran firefighters can die. Team work is e... More
Michael Chambers, a probationary firefighter with the
Michael Chambers, a probationary firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department and a Santee, Calif., native, breaks a window during a vehicle extrication exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.,... More
Alex Ramos, probationary firefighter, is checking for
Alex Ramos, probationary firefighter, is checking for a constant flow of water to his hose during a fire suppression drill aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Ramos is acting as one of two... More
Keith Naylor, a fire fighter and paramedic with Miramar
Keith Naylor, a fire fighter and paramedic with Miramar Fire Department sets dry, vegetation on fire during a controlled burn exercise next to the Carlos Hathcock rifle range aboard Marine Corps Air Station Mir... More
Firefighters with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
Firefighters with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department receive a brief from the crew of the Department’s Air Operations Division Copter 2 during in-service fire training at Lake Hodges in Escondido, Calif. May ... More
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department and the
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department and the Laguna Hotshots walk to the burn site before conducting a prescribed burn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 12. The Miramar Fire Departm... More
Fire burns in the Klamath National Forest, Aug. 5.
Fire burns in the Klamath National Forest, Aug. 5. A crew of four personnel with the Miramar Fire Department joined crews with the Cleveland National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, and Inyo National Fo... More
Capt. Danny Rivas, left, fire captain and Division
Capt. Danny Rivas, left, fire captain and Division “A” leader with the Miramar Fire Department, talks to his team during the wildland firefighting exercise with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aviators aboard Marine C... More
A firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department puts
A firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department puts on his gear during a fire safety class aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 14. The class taught preschool children what a smoke alarm was fo... More
A military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s
A military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office guards the door to the gas chamber during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise aboard Marine Corps... More
Lead instructor Gary Flores repairs the interior of
Lead instructor Gary Flores repairs the interior of The Firefighters Obstacle Course, Jan. 20. Nicknamed Malfunction Junction, firefighters are required to maneuver through the confined obstacle, which consists... More
Fire fighters with the Miramar Fire Department observe
Fire fighters with the Miramar Fire Department observe a controlled burn next to the Carlos Hathcock rifle range aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 16. During controlled burns, fires are maint... More
Copter 2 of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s Air
Copter 2 of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s Air Operations Division dumps a load of water during in-service fire training at Lake Hodges in Escondido, Calif. May 30. Engine 62 of the Miramar Fire Department ... More
A firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department manages
A firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department manages a fire during a prescribed burn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 12. The Miramar Fire Department worked with the Laguna Hotshots, a cr... More
Brian Cato, a firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department,
Brian Cato, a firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department, disassembles a fire hose after the wildland firefighting exercise with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aviators aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Cali... More
Susan Belt, a fire inspector with the Miramar Fire
Susan Belt, a fire inspector with the Miramar Fire Department, tells preschool children not to be afraid of firefighters in full gear during a fire safety class aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., ... More
A firefighter with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
A firefighter with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department decontaminates a suspect and a military police officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nucl... More
Lead instructor Gary Flores shows how to properly adjust
Lead instructor Gary Flores shows how to properly adjust gear on an unconscious firefighter before probationary firefighters maneuver The Denver Prop obstacle during a training exercise, Jan. 20. Proper techniq... More
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department and the
Firefighters with the Miramar Fire Department and the Laguna Hotshots work together during a prescribed burn aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 12. The Miramar Fire Department conducts these ... More
Brian Cato, a firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department,
Brian Cato, a firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department, disassembles a rolled fire hose after the wildland firefighting exercise with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aviators aboard Marine Corps Air Station Mirama... More
Marines with Explosive Ordnance Disposal walk toward
Marines with Explosive Ordnance Disposal walk toward the hazardous area during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas chamber aboard Marine Corps Air... More
Probationary fire recruits attempt to remove a fellow
Probationary fire recruits attempt to remove a fellow firefighter from The Denver Prop. This obstacle tests firefighters’ abilities to work as a team, removing an unconscious victim from a confined space.
Marines with Explosive Ordnance Disposal gather their
Marines with Explosive Ordnance Disposal gather their gear before entering the hazardous area during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas chamber a... More
Firefighters with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Firefighters with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department decontaminate a Marine with Explosive Ordnance Disposal after he entered the contaminated area during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological,... More
Marines with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting hazardous
Marines with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting hazardous material team assess the contaminated area during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas ... More
Marines with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting hazardous
Marines with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting hazardous material team assess the contaminated area during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas ... More
A suspect transfers mysterious materials to a vehicle
A suspect transfers mysterious materials to a vehicle during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) exercise at the gas chamber aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, ... More