Airman Patrick McLoughlin, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter races to put on his fire fighter equipment at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., March 13, 2017. While on duty, the firefighters have to be ready to go for an emergency at all times because they have little time to respond. “In total you have anywhere from a 1:45 to 2 minutes to get fully dressed out. Most of the time in the middle of the night you wake up, kind of rubbing your eyes like, ‘what was that?’ Trying to listen to what’s going on, hear what you’re going for so it’s a mad dash getting to the truck when you’re half awake,”
Airman Patrick McLoughlin, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter races to put on his fire fighter equipment at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., March 13, 2017. While on duty, the firefighters have to be ready to go for an emergency at all times because they have little time to respond. “In total you have anywhere from a 1:45 to 2 minutes to get fully dressed out. Most of the time in the middle of the night you wake up, kind of rubbing your eyes like, ‘what was that?’ Trying to listen to what’s going on, hear what you’re going for so it’s a mad dash getting to the truck when you’re half awake,” said McLoughlin. ( Air Force photo by Airman Chad Gorecki)
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