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(Photo by Capt. Tony Wickman) The airfield rescue firefighting training facility, located at the end of the runway, gives firefighters the opportunity to have realistic training in combating aircraft fires. The system uses propane and is controlled by trainers. This aircraft mockup can reach temperatures up to 2,000 degrees.


Firefighting 101: Vance Fire Department heats things up for wing leaders

(Photo by Capt. Tony Wickman) The airfield rescue firefighting training facility, located at the end of the runway, gives firefighters the opportunity to have realistic training in combating aircraft fires. The system uses propane and is controlled by trainers. This aircraft mockup can reach temperatures up to 2,000 degrees.

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Staff Sgt. Eric Salazar monitors vehicle speeds at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 29. Salazar is a Defender with Vance's 71st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
Maj. Shannon Caleb, right, the 71st Installation Support Squadron commander, accepts the 71st ISS guidon from Col. Dwayne Lahaye, the 71st Mission Support Group commander, during a Re-designation Ceremony Sept. 18 at the Vance Collocated Club. Caleb was the commander of the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron, which was combined with the 71st Communications Flight and re-designated the 71st ISS. (U.S. Air Force photo / 2nd Lt. Mikhail Berlin)
Maj. Dorinda Mazza passes the 71st Comptroller Squadron guidon to Col. Clark Quinn, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 5. Mazza relinquished command of the squadron during a morning ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
Maj. Peter Talley receives the 71st Comptroller Squadron guidon from Col. Clark Quinn, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 5. Talley assumed command of the squadron during a morning ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
Lt. Col. Mark Lyons, a 5th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, sits in a T-1A Jayhawk flight simulator. As part of the Energy Analysis Task Force, Lyons is teaching student pilots how to fly in a more fuel-efficient manner in flight simulators. The overarching goal of this training is to create an energy-aware culture in the Air Force, specifically in the flying community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody, speaks to Vance Airmen during an Airmen’s Call at the Armed Forces Reserve Center Oct 13. Cody spent two days at Vance visiting work centers, meeting with base leadership, and thanking Enid community leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Col. Clark Quinn, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, briefs Vance Airmen July 29 in the Armed Forces Reserve Center during his first wing commander's call since joining Team Vance. Quinn briefed the wing on expectations and requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Col. Christopher Daniels (left), the 71st Mission Support Group commander, passes the 71st Security Forces Squadron guidon to Maj. Thomas McGillicuddy during an assumption-of-command ceremony at the Vance Collocated Club. McGillicuddy was the commander of the 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Ali Al Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait, before joining Team Vance. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)
Robin Loveless, mother to Lt. Col. Daniel Loveless the 71st Medical Operations Squadron commander, pins a commander’s insignia on her son during his change-of-command ceremony June 30 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)
Lt. Col. Daniel Loveless, the 71st Medical Operations Squadron commander, accepts the 71st MDOS guidon from Col. David Chiesa, the 71st Medical Group commander, during a change-of-command ceremony June 30 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – From right to left, Col. John D. Cinnamon accepts the 71st Operations Group guidon from Col. Clark Quinn June 26 in Hangar 199. Cinnamon assumed command from Col. James Abatti who is headed to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Cinnamon is a command pilot with 4,200 hours in the T-1, T-3, T-38 and C-5 Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)