Air Force first responders work emergency best practices

(Left to right) Chad Carrier, lead firefighter, and Airman 1st Class Joseph Brock, fire protection apprentice, both with 775th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, practice cutting into a salvaged canopy for the purpose of emergency aircrew extraction Jan. 24, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This was one of several scenarios practiced during an emergency responder working group exercise attended by first responders from across the Air Force to explore emergency engine shutdown and aircrew extraction best practices specific to F-35 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Air Force first responders work emergency best practices

(Left to right) Firefighters with 775th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department and Firefighters from Eglin AFB, practice cutting into a salvaged canopy for the purpose of emergency aircrew extraction Jan. 24, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This was one of several scenarios practiced during an emergency responder working group exercise attended by first responders from across the Air Force to explore emergency engine shutdown and aircrew extraction best practices specific to F-35 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Air Force firefighters use fire trucks to shield aircraft inlets, while practicing emergency aircrew extraction with a dummy Jan. 24, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This was one of several scenarios practiced during an emergency responder working group exercise attended by first responders from across the Air Force to explore emergency engine shutdown and aircrew extraction best practices specific to F-35 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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(Left center) Chad Carrier, lead firefighter, 775th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, is timed while first responders document procedures for emergency engine shutdown on a salvaged aircraft Jan. 25, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This was one of several scenarios practiced during an emergency responder working group exercise attended by first responders from across the Air Force to explore emergency engine shutdown and aircrew extraction best practices specific to F-35 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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(Left to right) Duncan Hutchinson, firefighter, and Senior Airman Dustin Fahlbusch, fire protection journeyman, both with 775th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, practice emergency engine shutdown procedures on a salvaged aircraft Jan. 25, 2023, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This was one of several scenarios practiced during an emergency responder working group exercise attended by first responders from across the Air Force to explore emergency engine shutdown and aircrew extraction best practices specific to F-35 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Air Force first responders work emergency best practices

Published Feb. 1, 2023
By Todd Cromar 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --

Fire, safety and program representatives recently gathered at Hill Air Force Base to take part in an emergency response working group to establish emergency engine shutdown and aircrew extraction best practices specific to F-35 aircraft.
Civilian and military personnel representing fire departments from Hill AFB, Eglin AFB, Florida, Eielson AFB, Alaska, Luke AFB, Arizona, Lockheed Martin, the Navy, 388th Fighter Wing, and F-35 Joint Program Office participated in the two-day event.