Skip to content
22 D-Marines

22 D-Marines

  • Home
  • Marine corps
  • Marine community
  • Marine works
  • Marine market
  • Marine loan
  • Home
  • Marine corps
  • Practice for Perfection > US Marine Corps Flagship Product > News Display
  • Marine corps

Practice for Perfection > US Marine Corps Flagship Product > News Display

Tori J. Ross January 10, 2022 2 min read
CHERRY POINT, North Carolina —

Plane fires are not something you see every day. Nonetheless, the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point ensure they remain prepared and proficient in the event of an emergency.

The ARFF conducted a practice firefighter evaluation at MCAS Cherry Point, NC on January 6, 2022. The evaluation is an annual requirement to ensure all firefighters are able to perform their duties in safely and correctly. Firefighters were given the opportunity to complete a practice assessment to ensure success when they complete the formal assessment in their birth month.

“Practice assessment provides the opportunity to measure our shortcomings so that we can do better when we do the actual assessment.” U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colby Bourn, ARFF firefighter

For the practical evaluation, the firefighters were equipped with partial fire equipment. During official assessment, they will be equipped with full cargo gear including mask, self-contained breathing apparatus, etc. In total, their gear weighs over 60 pounds.

The practice assessment course includes nine challenges: a pipe carry, a ladder climb, a loaded pipe pull, a victim drag, a stair climb, a speed pull, a simulating tire slam a forced entry, the lowering of a ladder and a speed transport. These challenges are intended to simulate the most common firefighting operations that firefighters would perform in real-life scenarios.

“There hasn’t been a major aerial incident at Cherry Point in some time,” the U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donovan O’Rourke, one of the fire station captains. “But ARFF Marines must remain ready and capable in the event of an emergency.”

Tags: marine corps north carolina

Continue Reading

Previous: Marine Corps veteran finds peace in horticultural therapy
Next: United States Marine Corps veteran James T. LeBlanc dies at 83

Related Stories

Picture This: Marine Corps League Name Change Ceremony | News, Sports, Jobs
1 min read
  • Marine corps

Picture This: Marine Corps League Name Change Ceremony | News, Sports, Jobs

November 24, 2022
The Home Depot Foundation and Tunnel to Towers renovate the family home of a Marine Corps veteran
1 min read
  • Marine corps

The Home Depot Foundation and Tunnel to Towers renovate the family home of a Marine Corps veteran

November 22, 2022
Top Honors for Fontana High School’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC Program – Daily Bulletin
2 min read
  • Marine corps

Top Honors for Fontana High School’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC Program – Daily Bulletin

November 21, 2022

Recent Posts

  • Cash Loans

  • Picture This: Marine Corps League Name Change Ceremony | News, Sports, Jobs

  • The Home Depot Foundation and Tunnel to Towers renovate the family home of a Marine Corps veteran

  • Top Honors for Fontana High School’s Marine Corps Junior ROTC Program – Daily Bulletin

  • GOODYEAR, THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE TO HOST ANNUAL EVENTS TOYS FOR TODDLERS

  • Ambassador Chung’s remarks at the 2022 US Marine Corps Birthday Ball

active duty air force corps base high school long term marine corps north america north carolina press release san diego service members states marine toys tots united states world war

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions