Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

Staff Sgt. Zachary Weneck, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, shows some Korean middle school students the base fire control system during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

A Korean middle school student holds a “Jaws of life” electric tool during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

Korean middle school students are shown a control panel of one of the Osan Fire Department’s trucks during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

Staff Sgt. Casaree Whitaker, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, helps a student put on a self-contained breathing apparatus during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

Students watch as a fire truck sprays water toward the flightline during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

Students watch as a fire truck sprays water toward the flightline during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

A Korean middle school student gets to control the direction of the water in a fire truck during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

Two Korean middle school students watch as a ladder truck raises its ladder into the air during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

A student, dressed in firefighter gear, picks up a 50-pound dummy system during a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

Students pose for a group picture after a visit to the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011. As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter’s day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Fire Prevention Week: Local students visit fire department

Published Oct. 12, 2011
By Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- As a part of Fire Prevention Week, 21 students from a local Korean middle school toured the Osan Fire Department Oct. 12, 2011, and got to see firsthand how a firefighter lives day to day. The students got to see several tools of the trade, learned about what a firefighter's day is like and got a fire truck and ladder truck demonstration. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)