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  • U.S. Air Force annual firefighter training burns at Shaw

    Sixty-four Air National Guardsmen from Maine, Connecticut and New Hampshire performed live-fire aircraft burn training March 19. The training is part of the required annual training for Air Force firefighters. It provides Airmen the opportunity to gain experience extinguishing fires in a structure

  • Teamwork leads to mission readiness

    In the military, many times the mission prevails through teamwork; teamwork throughout squadrons, organizations and internally within each shop. With some jobs, teamwork is much more crucial to the specific mission, which is why fire training is so important for the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire

  • 20th FW CC signs Fire Prevention Week proclamation

    Waking up to smoke filling your lungs and finding fire climbing the walls of your home is a terrifying situation one hopes to never experience.To help the populace become more aware of how to avoid a household fire, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department Airmen are sponsoring Fire Prevention

  • Firefighters keep training current

    Sweat drips down their faces in the 90 degree, humid, South Carolina weather as they carry hundreds of pounds of equipment on their backs while training to save lives. Team Shaw’s 20th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters perform intensive training in order to stay proficient on procedures and

  • 20th CES firefighters gear up

    After 20th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters receive notification of an emergency, they have little time to waste.