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U.S. Marine Crash Fire Rescue joins Slink Fire battle September 7, 2020 — U.S. Marine firefighters arrived on scene to support firefighting efforts for the Slink Fire near Coleville, California, September 4. The Marines, Crash Fire Rescue personnel with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, joined the interagency firefighting force that has been battling the Slink Fire since it started August 29. “The Interagency requested support from the DoD for Crash Fire Rescue because of the increased number of aircraft supporting the fire moving toward the base,” said Col. Daniel Wittnam, commanding officer, MCMWTC... MORE

Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji hosts the Shizuoka Prefectural Fire Academy for flashover drills August 27, 2020 — The Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Fire Department hosted fire instructors from the Shizuoka Prefectural Fire Academy for controlled flashover training Friday, August 14 at the Fuji fire house. Camp Fuji’s Flashover simulator is one of the only simulators in the Shizuoka and Kanagawa region capable of exhibiting flashover fire conditions to safely train in.The Shizuoka Prefectural Fire Academy is an entry-level school that all Shizuoka firemen-in-training have to attend and graduate in order to be certified... MORE

Medic Engine 401A provides mutual aid on Butte Fire September 28, 2015 — The disastrous California wildfires have grabbed national media attention, and Marine Corps MORE