Heros of today, learn for tomorrow

Members of the Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Rescue team look around the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 9, 2019. The 911th Airlift Wing ACAA-FR conducted joint training to familiarize the firefighters with the flash points and system procedures of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Jack Balkovec and Jarrod Barker, Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Rescue firefighters, walk down the ramp of a B-2 stand at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 9, 2019. The ACAA-FR firefighters received training on how to open emergency hatches from the outside of the C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Open the hatch

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Dillon, a crew chief with the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, opens a C-17 Globemaster III underside hatch for the Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Rescue team at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 9, 2019. Dillon showed the firefighters all of the places that may be flash points for fires as well as where valves and systems need to be turned off to prevent further damage to the aircraft during a fire. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Firefighter training

Members of the 911th Airlift Wing and the Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Rescue team listen to instructions on wing fire control at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 9, 2019. The 911th AW converted from C-130 Hercules to C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and the firefighters need to be trained on the new aircraft in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Only they can prevent C-17 fires

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Dillon, a crew chief with the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, teaches fire control techniques to the Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Rescue team at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 7, 2019. The firefighters needed to be trained on the C-17 Globemaster III due to the base conversion from C-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Grace Thomson)

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Firefighters of today, learning about tomorrow

Published May 9, 2019
By Senior Airman Grace Thomson
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, Pa --

The Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Rescue team came to the 911th Airlift Wing flightline for training on fire control with the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The 911th AW recently went through a conversion from C-130 Hercules aircraft to the C-17 and so the firefighters needed to be briefed on the new safety procedures for the new aircraft.

Heros of today, learn for tomorrow

Catwalk center

Open the hatch

Firefighter training

Only they can prevent C-17 fires