News>New fire suit tested by Wolf Pack for design, fit, fabric
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KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. Robert Kelly, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management flight member, tries on the Joint Firefighter's Integrated Response Ensemble Mod one-piece suit here July 22. Airmen were participating in a final field evaluation of the suit testing its design, fit and fabric. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Tech. Sgt. Thomas Ryan, Detachment 1 823rd Red Horse Squadron fire contingency instructor at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., demonstrates how to wear the Joint Firefighter's Integrated Response Ensemble Mod one-piece suit to Airmen from the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal flight and emergency management flight, along with the 8th Medical Operations Squadron’s bioenvironmental engineering flight here July 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen from the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal flight and emergency management flight, along with the 8th Medical Operations Squadron’s bioenvironmental engineering flight try on the Joint Firefighter's Integrated Response Ensemble Mod one-piece suit here July 22. Airmen were participating in a final field evaluation of the suit testing its design, fit and fabric. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen from the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal flight and emergency management flight, along with the 8th Medical Operations Squadron’s bioenvironmental engineering flight try on the Joint Firefighter's Integrated Response Ensemble Mod one-piece suit here July 22. Airmen were participating in a final field evaluation of the suit testing its design, fit and fabric. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)
7/22/2011 - KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen from Kunsan Air Base's 8th Civil Engineer Squadron's explosive ordnance disposal flight and emergency management flight, along with the 8th Medical Operations Squadron's bioenvironmental engineering flight, participated in a final field evaluation of the Joint Firefighter's Integrated Response Ensemble Mod one-piece suit July 22.
The J-FIRE is designed to provide firefighters with protection from the effects of chemical and biological agents, and thermal protection during firefighting operations. The evaluation tested the suit's design, fit and fabric.
