• MacDill's firefighters exhibit readiness

    Fire protection specialists with the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight respond to a fire at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 20, 2021. Readiness and safety are emphasized within the duties of fire protection specialists as there are inherent dangers involved with the

  • MacDill firefighters, "Cable Dogs" save lives

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Last summer, the Air Force suffered the loss of a civil engineer squadron Airman who was operating around an entry to a confined space in a deployed location. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John J. Allen the director of civil engineers, ordered that all civil engineer

  • 153rd AW, 6th CES extinguish fires together

    Eighteen Air National Guard firefighters from the 153rd Airlift Wing in Cheyenne, Wyoming, visited MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to participate in a joint-training exercise with 6th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, March 4-7. The joint firefighting training emphasized repelling and technical

  • Firefighters conduct live-burn exercise

    A U.S. Air Force firefighter assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron extinguishes a fire during a structural, live-burn exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 24, 2017. The exercise was conducted to show the behavior of a live fire inside a structure, and how to safely operate their