Firefighter C-5 Egress Training

Firefighters with the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron conduct C-5 Egress training Dec. 6, 2015 on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas flightline. During the training session, the firefighters responded to a simulated engine fire on a C-5A Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

Firefighter C-5 Egress Training

Tech. Sgt. Nicola Marler, 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, sends a hose line up through the back of a C-5A Galaxy as part of an annual training exercise Dec. 6, 2015 on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland flightline. The C-5 egress training is an annual requirement for the firefighters who were evaluated on their response procedures, ability to extinguish the fire, conduct search and rescue and shut off the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

Firefighter C-5 Egress Training

Firefighters with the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron simulate extinguishing an engine fire on a C-5A Galaxy Dec. 6, 2015 on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas flightline. The C-5 egress training is an annual requirement for the firefighters who were evaluated on their response procedures, ability to extinguish the fire, conduct search and rescue and shut off the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

Firefighter C-5 Egress Training

Tech. Sgt. Stephen Johnson, 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, straightens a hose before storing it in a fire truck at the end of a C-5 egress training exercise Dec. 6, 2015 on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland flightline. The C-5 egress training is an annual requirement for the firefighters who were evaluated on their ability to extinguish simulated engine fires, shut off the aircraft, and conduct search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

Firefighter C-5 Egress Training

(From left to right) Tech. Sgt. Stephen Johnson, Staff Sgt. Aaron Best, and Senior Airman Iain Thompson, 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, work together to store a hose in a fire truck at the end of a C-5 egress training exercise Dec. 6, 2015 on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland flightline. The C-5 egress training is an annual requirement for the firefighters who were evaluated on their response procedures, ability to extinguish the fire, conduct search and rescue and shut off the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

Firefighter C-5 Egress Training

Senior Airman Shannon Seay, 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, readies a hose for fellow firefighters before simulating extinguishing a C-5A Galaxy engine fire Dec. 6, 2015 on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas flightline. The firefighters are required to conduct C-5 egress training annually in order to remain proficient. The scenario required the team to respond to number one and number two engine fires on the aircraft. In addition to extinguishing the fire, the team had to shut the aircraft off and conduct a search and rescue sweep. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

Firefighters to the rescue

Published Dec. 8, 2015
By Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice
433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Firefighters with the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron rushed to the flightline with lights flashing as they responded to multiple simulated C-5A engine fires here Dec. 6 as part of an annual training exercise.

The firefighters are required to undergo C-5 egress training annually in order to remain proficient. During the training session, experts within the unit evaluated the firefighters on their response procedures, ability to extinguish the fires, conduct search and rescue and power down the aircraft.