Commanders learn firefighting

U.S. Air Force Col. Angelina Maguinness , 17th Training Group commander, prepares to enter the enclosed space trainer at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 20, 2022. Potential civil engineer squadron commanders attended the course to understand better the firefighters they lead. The Fire Marshal course was designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to civil engineer commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)

Commanders learn firefighting

U.S. Air Force Col. Angelina Maguinness, 17th Training Group commander, suits up to repel from a building at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 20, 2022. Instructors led each marshal through tasks their firefighters had gone through for training. The Fire Marshal course was designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to future civil engineer commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)

Commanders learn firefighting

Fire marshals pose after completing a vehicle extraction exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, on April 20, 2022. The instructors showed the class different ways to remove a person from a vehicle, including breaking the windows and even removing the roof. The Fire Marshal course was designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to future civil engineer commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)

Commanders learn firefighting

A fire marshal inverts while repelling at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 20, 2022. The Fire Marshal course was three days, going over the structure of the department, practical exercises, and other functions of fire departments. The Fire Marshal course was designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to future civil engineer commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)

Commanders learn firefighting

A fire marshal shatters the back window of a car during a vehicle extraction exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 20, 2022. Goodfellow hosted the Fire Marshal course to certify commanders as official fire marshals. The Fire Marshal course was designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to future civil engineer commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)

Commanders learn firefighting

U.S. Air Force Col. Angelina Maguinness, 17th Training Group commander, uses a firetruck to extinguish an aircraft fire at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 20, 2022. Fire marshals used trucks as well as hoses to extinguish fires and complete their objectives. The Fire Marshal course was designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to future civil engineer commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)

Commanders learn firefighting

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Mark Russell, U.S. Air Force Academy Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, suppresses an aircraft fire at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 20, 2022. Fire marshals were shown how to control the hose and used it in a practical exercise to extinguish a fire. The Fire Marshal course was designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to future civil engineer commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)

Commanders learn firefighting

Fire marshals walk away from an aircraft fire trainer after completing each exercise during their Fire Marshal course at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 20, 2022. After completing the three-day course, students gained the fire marshal certification. The Fire Marshal course was designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to future civil engineer commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)

Commanders learn firefighting

Published May 3, 2022
By Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood
17th Training Wing Public Affairs

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --

Thirteen officers attended the Fire Marshal course to experience what firefighters go through during training. The course allows the officers to understand how hard firefighters work and creates a better relationship with those they lead.

The Fire Marshal course is designed to provide insight on the numerous responsibilities and challenges within Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services to future civil engineer commanders.