Air Force Firefighters train Iraqis
Seven local Iraqi firefighters shared a momentous occasion as they graduated from the Ali Base basic firefighter skills course.
The 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services flight firefighters put on a six-day training course to train Iraqi firemen of varying experience levels, from a province in nearby An Nasiriyah.
“Our Air Force firefighters are directly supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom by helping them improve the fire services in southern Iraq,” said Staff Sgt. DeRon Branch, course leader with the 407th ECES.
The regional program is run in cooperation with liaisons from the Iraqi fire service.
The 80-hour Air Force curriculum was condensed into about five, four-hour blocks covering basic firefighting skills, search and rescue, live fire training, auto extrication and medical training to include CPR.
Via the Air Force Link. See also a corresponding video.
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