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Oct. 6, 2024
Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services stresses importance of smoke alarms

The theme of Fire Prevention Week 2024 is “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you,” an appeal the National Fire Protection Association believes can be met with three actions – install, test and replace.Team members in the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services Fire Prevention Office are
Nov. 22, 2023
Arnold Fire and Emergency Services serves up suggestions for safe Thanksgiving

For most, Thanksgiving is a day filled with family, friends, fellowship, football and food.However, in all merriment exists an ever-present danger that, at minimum, can disrupt holiday festivities and, at worst, result in the loss of life.Members of the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency
Oct. 2, 2023
Arnold Fire and Emergency Services urges Arnold AFB personnel to practice safe cooking

The recipe is simple.Take a pinch of inattention, add a dash of carelessness and mix in a tad of neglect.The result of this concoction is disaster. At best, the unpalatable creation can leave a bad taste in one’s mouth. At worst, it can result in the loss of life.Fire officials across the nation,
Sept. 28, 2023
Arnold Community Council recognizes service of Arnold AFB first responders

First responders with Arnold Air Force Base were recognized for their service at the Sept. 12, 2023, meeting of the Arnold Community Council, or ACC.Arnold Fire and Emergency Services Fire Prevention Officer Christian Lyle, Arnold FES Fire Inspector Guy Chastain, and Department of the Air Force
Sept. 5, 2023
Gunn remembers grandfather’s legacy as first responder

Each time Crew Chief Brandon Gunn walks through the doors for his shift with Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services, he knows he is carrying on a legacy that is more than 70 years in the making.Brandon is the son of Richard Gunn who served Arnold FES for 34 years, and the grandson of L.C.
Aug. 7, 2023
AEDC Spark Tank: LUCAS 3 chest compression machine saves lives, improves patient outcomes

When it comes to saving lives, seconds count.Having life-saving knowledge and the tools at hand is essential for success in the business of being a first responder. None understand this more than the crew at Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services, or FES. The department was recently
June 26, 2023
Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services offers Independence Day safety tips

Fireworks are as synonymous with the Fourth of July as backyard barbecues, parades passing throngs of onlookers adorned in red, white and blue, and star-spangled displays of national pride such as flags, banners and bunting.Many Americans will break out the bottle rockets, firecrackers and sparklers
April 25, 2023
Chastain takes up mantle of Arnold AFB fire inspector

Guy Chastain now traverses hallways, offices and test facilities throughout Arnold Air Force Base to ensure safeguards designed to keep base personnel out of serious and potentially life-threatening situations are working as they should.In mid-January, Chastain took on the role of fire inspector for
Oct. 9, 2022
Arnold Fire and Emergency Services encourage base personnel to have a plan in case of fire

Something Christian Lyle saw over the summer only strengthened his belief that everyone should heed the advice contained in this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme – “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.”Lyle, Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services fire prevention and communications officer,
April 10, 2022
Arnold AFB emergency dispatchers play significant role in protecting lives, property

It could be the worst day of someone’s life.The probability that someone calling to report an emergency and request assistance could be experiencing enormous levels of stress and chaos isn’t lost on the Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services dispatchers.Members of this team are conscious

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