Attacking and extinguishing

A member of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department handles a fire hose inside the burning fuselage of a mock aircraft during aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department adjust each other’s fire proximity suits, also known as bunker suits, prior to aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department extinguish a fire outside the burning fuselage of a mock aircraft during aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department extinguish a fire outside the burning fuselage of a mock aircraft during aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department enter the burning fuselage of a mock aircraft during aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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A P-19 fire truck from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., fires water from its roof turret at a mock aircraft during aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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A mock aircraft is set ablaze prior to members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department beginning aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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Attacking and extinguishing

Published May 16, 2013
482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.'s Fire Department recently conducted aircraft live fire training on a mock aircraft at Homestead ARB. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)