Backdraft

Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department release air pressure from a hose during a live-fire exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 31, 2009. The fire hoses are built to withstand 150 pounds of water per square inch and pump out approximately 100 gallons of water a minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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An Airman from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department drags a fire hose to a simulated burning aircraft during a live-fire exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 31, 2009. These exercises are easily controlled; if something goes wrong, the fire can be extinguished almost immediately by closing the shut-off valve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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Airmen from the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department prepare to enter a simulated downed aircraft during an exercise at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 31, 2009. Firefighters enter in pairs to ensure they and their wingman make it back out together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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Backdraft

Published Aug. 12, 2009
By Airman 1st Class Rae Perry
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- "Exercise, exercise, exercise: We have a downed KC-135 on runway 26. Crew has evacuated, plane is engulfed in flames" is heard over the intercom overhead. Two fire trucks arrive on scene and water sprays toward the simulating burning aircraft on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Firefighters jump from the trucks, dressed in silver fire suits complete with respirators, pulling hoses to the door of the downed aircraft.

The fire department here conducts live-fire exercises at simulated burning aircraft, ensuring they are prepared in the event a fire erupts on base.