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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Airman 1st Class Erik McAskill, 81st Infrastructure Division firefighter driver operator, receives hugs from children at the child development center during a Fire Prevention Week visit, Oct. 6, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Throughout the week the Keesler Fire Department is conducting random fire drills, touring various facilities with Sparky the Fire Dog, passing out fire safety handouts and fire hats for children and providing stove and fire extinguisher demonstrations. The week–long event will conclude with an open house at the fire station 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10.

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Airman 1st Class Erik McAskill, 81st Infrastructure Division firefighter driver operator, assists Brenton Williams, son of Maj. Jonathan Williams, 336th Training Squadron director of operations, as he fits into firefighter gear during a Fire Prevention Week visit, Oct. 6, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Throughout the week the Keesler Fire Department is conducting random fire drills, touring various facilities with Sparky the Fire Dog, passing out fire safety handouts and fire hats for children and providing stove and fire extinguisher demonstrations. The week–long event will conclude with an open house at the fire station 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10.

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Children at the child development center are welcomed by Sparky the Fire Dog during a Fire Prevention Week visit, Oct. 6, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Throughout the week the Keesler Fire Department is conducting random fire drills, touring various facilities with Sparky the Fire Dog, passing out fire safety handouts and fire hats for children and providing stove and fire extinguisher demonstrations. The week–long event will conclude with an open house at the fire station 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10.

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

James Shirah, 81st Infrastructure Division fire inspector, helps Dulce Mancaruso, wife of Staff Sgt. Victor Mancaruso, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron vehicle operator, educate her son, Luciano, how to react when smoke fills a room during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The week-long event includes fire drills, literature hand-outs and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes with an open house at the fire department Oct. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Tammy Palombi, Base Exchange food court manager, receives instruction on when to change fire alarm batteries from Senior Airmen Jonathan Martinez and Kyeonee Russell, 81st Infrastructure Division firefighters, at the Base Exchange during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The week-long event includes fire drills, literature hand-outs and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes with an open house at the fire department Oct. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Fire safety literature hand-outs sit on display at the Base Exchange during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The week-long event includes fire drills and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes with an open house at the fire department Oct. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ed Carmen watches as Jason Sanders, 81st Infrastructure Division assistant chief of fire prevention, demonstrates how to safely put out a stove fire during Fire Prevention Week outside of the Base Exchange, Oct. 5, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The week-long event includes fire drills, literature hand-outs and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes with an open house at the fire department Oct. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Col. Dennis Scarborough, 81st Training Wing vice commander, poses for a photo with Sparky the Fire Dog as Keesler firefighters visit the 81st TRW headquarters building to kick off Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5, 2015, Keesler Air Force, Miss. The week-long event includes fire drills, literature hand-outs and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes with an open house at the fire department Oct. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, signs the Fire Prevention Week Declaration as James Shirah, 81st Infrastructure Division fire inspector, Jason Sanders, 81st ID assistant chief of fire prevention, and Sparky the Fire Dog, stand behind her at the 81st Training Wing headquarters building, Oct. 5, 2015, Keesler Air Force, Miss. The week-long event includes fire drills, literature hand-outs and stove fire demonstrations around the base and concludes with an open house at the fire department Oct. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler sizzles during Fire Prevention Week

Published Oct. 8, 2015
By Kemberly Groue
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Airman 1st Class Erik McAskill, 81st Infrastructure Division firefighter driver operator, receives hugs from children at the child development center during a Fire Prevention Week visit, Oct. 6, 2015, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Throughout the week the Keesler Fire Department is conducting random fire drills, touring various facilities with Sparky the Fire Dog, passing out fire safety handouts and fire hats for children and providing stove and fire extinguisher demonstrations. The week–long event will conclude with an open house at the fire station 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10.