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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      A firefighter from the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron pulls a fire hose during a base-wide operation readiness exercise March 4, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The Mountain Home AFB Fire Department was recently awarded the 2013 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services of the Year award in the small fire department category. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)Firefighters train during ORE
                        
                        
                        A firefighter from the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron pulls a fire hose during a base-wide operation readiness exercise March 4, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The Mountain Home AFB Fire Department was recently awarded the 2013 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services of the Year award in the small fire department category. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)
                
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        Two Airmen light a fire near a practice aircraft as part of a major accident response exercise July 25, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The Mountain Home AFB Fire Department was recently awarded the 2013 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services of the Year award in the small fire department category. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)130725-F-YJ424-519
                        
                        
                        Two Airmen light a fire near a practice aircraft as part of a major accident response exercise July 25, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The Mountain Home AFB Fire Department was recently awarded the 2013 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services of the Year award in the small fire department category. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton)
                
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Mountain Home Fire Department receives DOD awardPublished June 9, 2014
                    
                    By Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu
                    
                    
                    366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho (AFNS) --**The Mountain Home Air Force Base Fire Department was recently recognized as the winner of the 2013 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services of the Year award in the small fire department category.
In 2013 they distinguished themselves as the best, through their innovativeness and exceptional dedication. Their achievements included battling a 328,000 acre fire and developing an aggressive fire prevention program.
"We often fight fires and save lives, but it was more than the regular activities that won us this award," said Master Sgt. Collis Jeppesen, the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron fire deputy. "We've had to overcome challenges such as the upcoming personnel restructuring and budget cuts."
Each year the DOD recognizes outstanding accomplishments and honors fire departments and firefighters through the annual awards program.
"For this competition, not only did we go up against other departments in the Air Force, but also up against the Army, Marines and Navy," Jeppesen said. "I would definitely say the competition was substantial."
The fire and emergency services community is on duty 24-hours a day, every day, many times putting their own lives on the line while protecting those who defend America.
"A lot has happened this year; we responded to hostage situations, car fires, aircraft fires, wild fires, and multiple garage fires in addition to rescuing crash victims," said Staff Sgt. Bryan Buck, the 366th CES health and safety officer. "During which the department has proved to be top notch."
Achieving this recognition, the Mountain Home AFB Fire Department inspired those in the same profession and those with whom they serve.
"It's the civilians at our station that are really amazing, military members come and go, it's the civilians who dedicate 20 or 30 years of their lives to making the department what it is," Jeppesen said. "Training alongside military members, pulling new Airmen under their wings, just to train a new batch once they've moved on to their next station. It's our civilian fire fighters that we need to be recognizing."
Not only does the fire department achieve proficiency in day-to-day operations, they excel.
"If you are the very best at what you do, that's huge!" Buck said. "Here at Mountain Home (AFB) we not only can say that -- we've proved it."Mountain Home Air Force Base 



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