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99th CES Fire Protection wins DOD Awards
By Airman 1st Class Kristan Campbell ery person on these two bases are our re- U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class James Thompson
sponsibility,†John said. “When you look
432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public A airs at the Air Force mission and then you Fire ghters assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Protection Flight, extinguish
look at the mission at Nellis and Creech, a controlled re during a training exercise Sept. 23 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. During
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. you’re hard pressed to nd another place the burn, the re ghters were accompanied by three distinguished visitors.
— When it comes to fire protection whose missions are as important or as
and emergencies, Nellis and Creech Air unique as ours.†U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class James Thompson
Force Bases rely on trained specialists,
prepared for anything. The men and Last year, Nellis-Creech FES respond- Fire ghters assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Protection Flight, celebrate
women of the Fire Emergency Services ed to 1,600 emergencies and provided after completing a live burn exercise Sept. 23 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Fire ghters are
department have risen to the challenge rapid response to 33 building and aircra required to complete a live burn exercise semi-annually to keep current on their training.
and they’ve earned the awards to prove it.
re emergencies with a response time of The 99th Civil
The unit, also known as the 99th seven minutes maximum for standard Engineer
Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Protection emergencies and 60 seconds for pre- ight Squadron Fire
Flight, was recently named as the 2015 emergencies. Protection Flight
Department of Defense Fire Department poses for a group
of the Year, in the Large Base category, “Our rst priority is life safety,†said photo Sept. 23
and DOD Fire and Emergency Services Senior Airman David, 99th CES Fire Pro- at Creech Air
Fire Prevention Program of the Year. tection Flight member. “We constantly Force Base, Nev.
train and pull 48 hour shi s at the re The squadron
“Nellis AFB is very busy with 171 station so we can stay ready to respond recently won
assigned aircra and 48,000 sorties a 24/7. We practice live burns, take out
year, even planes from all over the world our equipment, practice [operating with] ve Air Combat
[come here],†said John, 99th CES re them, and we never go into ght a re Command
chief. “ en there’s Creech executing a alone. All of that training is the reason awards, four
mission day in and day out, eliminating our re ghters are so e ective.†Air Force level
enemy targets.†awards and two
The flight recently had a chance DOD awards for
e ight also won ve Air Combat to demonstrate a hands-on live burn demonstrating
Command awards and four Air Force- training exercise to a few distinguished a high degree of
level awards for 2015. visitors. excellence in re
prevention and
“When we’re out there doing the job, Col. Paul J. Murray, 99th Air Base U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class James Thompson protection.
we’re not looking for credit, but it’s nice Wing commander, Col. William J.
to be recognized for it,†said Rob, 99th Norton, 99th Mission Support Group
CES Fire inspector. “ e fact that both commander, and Lt. Col. Michael A.
our prevention and operation sides of Freeman, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron
the house are being recognized for their commander all visited the unit to get a
work speaks for itself.â€
rst-hand look at how they control and
e unit was judged on all aspects of eliminate res while staying current on
the re department’s operations, re pre- their training requirements.
vention, safety and training. In addition,
the unit was also judged on the depart- “We didn’t just bring them to show o
ment’s prevention e ectiveness through our Airmen, we did it to show our leader-
innovation, safety and education. ship how important it is that we keep the
“Every building, every plane, and ev- re departments operating with all the
right equipment to do the job,†John said.
