Fire Dog Friday Week 4

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick Dixon, 169th Engineer Battalion instructor, coaches his students on the different angles to direct the fire hose to put out a mock vehicle fire outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. Dixon teaches a 20-day Fire Supression course where students learn with a hands on approach to a variety of burning environments, such as vehicle, ground, and building fires. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Released)

Fire Dog Friday Week 4

U.S. Air Force Airman Malcom Cromity, 312th Training Squadron student, gears up for his turn extinguishing a simulated vehicle fire outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. Students begin their academic day at 6 a.m. in order to beat West Texas’ summer heat. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Released)

Fire Dog Friday Week 4

U.S. Air Force Airman Kristina Schneider, 312th Training Squadron student, leads Airman Emalie Lemons, 312th TRS student, in a textbook style approach to a mock vehicle fire outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. Schneider and Lemons were trained in the classroom how to approach a live fire and what angle to spray the water hose for hood and undercarriage fires before their hands on experience. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Released)

Fire Dog Friday Week 4

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick Dixon, 169th Engineer Battalion instructor, finishes fire instruction training and walks away from the stifled vehicle outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. The DoD Fire Academy hosts roughly 17 advanced Fire Protection courses throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Released)

Fire Dog Friday Week 4

U.S. Air Force Airman Jared Moritz, 312th Training Squadron student, double checks the fire protection gear of U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Clavesilla, 169th Engineer Battalion student, before Clavesilla enters a burning area outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. As part of Goodfellow’s joint mission, this specific course educates 10 Air Force students, three Army students, one Navy student, and one Coast Guard student in a consolidated learning environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Released)

Goodfellow Fire Dog Training

Published July 12, 2019
By Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves
17th Training Wing Public Affairs

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --

We highlight what our firefighting students go through during their training here.