Firefighters learn lifesaving skills

David Ives from March, Cambridgeshire, England, left, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mathew Guajardo from Dallas, Texas, both 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighters, use a PyroLance during a training exercise Nov. 20, 2013, at the fire training facility on RAF Mildenhall, England. This new equipment will eliminate flashover and backdraft conditions, making it safer for firefighters to enter a facility or aircraft for search and rescue efforts and finally extinguish the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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Firefighters learn lifesaving skills

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Luetkemeyer, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department assistant chief of fire training from Warrenton, Mo., coordinates a training exercise Nov. 20, 2013, at the fire training facility on RAF Mildenhall, England. During the training, firefighters used a PyroLance. This equipment provides the ability to safely and effectively gain access to burning buildings and fires on armored troop transport vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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Firefighters learn lifesaving skills

Members of the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department respond during a training exercise Nov. 20, 2013, at the fire training facility on RAF Mildenhall, England. During the training, firefighters used a PyroLance. The tool’s ultra high pressure (approximately 2,000 pounds per square inch) creates smaller water droplets with a minimal amount of water to produce a greater capability of absorbing heat from a fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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Firefighters learn lifesaving skills

David Ives, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter from March, Cambridgeshire, uses a PyroLance during a training exercise Nov. 20, 2013, at the fire training facility on RAF Mildenhall, England. With this new equipment, one firefighter with a PyroLance can begin extinguishing actions without endangering himself or herself by entering the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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Firefighters learn lifesaving skills

Fire billows from a container during a training exercise Nov. 20, 2013, at the fire training facility on RAF Mildenhall, England. Members of the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department used a PyroLance, which provides the capability to penetrate aircraft skins for hidden or hard-to-reach fires. It has a valuable structural firefighting capability when firefighters are faced with compartment fires. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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Firefighters learn lifesaving skills

David Ives from March, Cambridgeshire, left, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mathew Guajardo from Dallas, Texas, both 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighters, use a PyroLance during a training exercise Nov. 20, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Water discharges from a Pyrolance at a rate of 10 gallons per minute, compared to a traditional handline that discharges up to 350 gallons per minute. This greatly reduces water damage to the area affected by the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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Firefighters learn lifesaving skills

Published Nov. 21, 2013