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Military and civilian firefighters complete driver-operator certification training Aug. 20, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. A Fort McCoy firefighter and 19 Army Reserve Soldiers received their certifications on fire trucks during th...
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Military and civilian firefighters complete driver-operator certification training Aug. 19, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. A Fort McCoy firefighter and 19 Army Reserve Soldiers received their certifications on fire trucks during th...
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Military and civilian firefighters complete driver-operator certification training Aug. 16, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. A Fort McCoy firefighter and 19 Army Reserve Soldiers received their certifications on fire trucks during th...
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Firefighter David Chizek starts and examines a vehicle as part of weekly inspections at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 2019. Firefighters conduct equipment tests in order to maintain readiness. Chizek works as a firefighter while serving part time i...
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Brian Butzler, a firefighter with the Fort McCoy Fire Department, holds a fire hose for a demonstration at Station One located on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 2019. Station One deploys fire engines, ambulances, command vehicles, and other response...
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Brian Butzler, a firefighter with the Fort McCoy Fire Department, holds a K-12 Fire-Rescue Saw for a portrait after completing equipment checks and inspections at Station One located on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 2019. Station One deploys fire e...
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Cole Stanek, Fort McCoy Fire Department firefighter, poses for a portrait at Station One on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 2019. Stanek, a native of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, worked at Fort McCoy Police Department for 16 years and volunteered at Union C...
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Fort McCoy Fire Department firefighters refold a water hose during routine training at Station One on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 2019. The department operates two stations that serve the 60,000 acre Army installation and its surrounding cities t...
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Each day, the members of the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department do their part to maintain readiness in case of an emergency.
That readiness may include testing trucks and equipment as well as getting the required personal training completed.
For example, in August 2019, Deputy Chief Brady Brever said the Fort McCoy Fire Department supported driver-operator certification training that not only included a Fort McCoy firefighter as a student but also helped 19 Army Reserve Soldiers receive their certifications on fire trucks.
"They attended three classes resulting in certifications in fire apparatus engineer, mobile water supply apparatus driver-operator, and aircraft rescue firefighting apparatus engineer," Brever said. "The classes were taught by the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute and funded through the 416th Theater Engineer Command."
A well-trained department of personnel means readiness is high, Brever said. The Fort McCoy Fire Department's dedication to maintain accredited status is proof.
The department is accredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. This means the department is one of 62 Department of Defense agencies and one of only six Army installations to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International and the Center for Public Safety Excellence.
Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.
The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching "ftmccoy," and on Twitter by searching "usagmccoy."
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