US Air Force Fire Fighting School

==Area Served==
Chanute Air Force Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force facility located in Champaign County, near the village of Rantoul, Illinois. Chanute Field was named in honor of Octave Chanute (1832–1910), a pioneer aeronautical engineer and experimenter, and friend as well as adviser to the Wright Brothers. Chanute Air Force Base's primary mission throughout its existence was USAF technical training with, among many other courses, the United States Air Force Fire Fighting School based there from 1965, when Chief Warrant Officer Louis F. Garland took charge of the school and began a ten-year quest for excellence that led to the accomplishment of countless milestones, most of which laid the groundwork for Air Force Fire Protection as we know it today.
==History==
On 29 December 1988 the Department of Defense recommended Chanute's closure as part of the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Chanute AFB was permanently closed on 30 September 1993, ending its reign as USAF's third oldest active base and oldest Technical Training Center. On 16 Aug 1993, Air Force firefighting courses courses from Chanute resumed at Goodfellow AFB at San Angelo, Texas.
==Apparatus==
:1989 GMC / Landoll P-10 walk-around rescue
:1989 KME P-24 4x4 pumper (1000/600/55F)
:1988 Amertek 2500L 4x4 crash tender (1000,600HP/660/72F/500 lbs. DC)
:1988 Amertek 2500L 4x4 crash tender (1000,600HP/660/72F/500 lbs. DC)
:1987 Oshkosh P-19 4x4 crash tender (1000/1500/130F/500 lbs. Halon)
:1987 Oshkosh P-19 4x4 crash tender (1000/1500/130F/500 lbs. Halon)
:1982 Ford C-series / FTI P-12 pumper (750/300/55F)
:1980 AM General M35 series 2½-ton 6×6 pumper (500/400/40F)
:1971 Ford / Ward LaFrance P-8 pumper (500/600/55F)
:1969 FWD 8x8 / Quality P-2 crash tender (1400/2300/200F)
:1969 Oshkosh 6x6 P-4 crash tender (1000/1500/130F)
:1968 Kaiser / Ward LaFrance 530B pumper (500/400/40F)
Category:Defunct fire departments of Champaign County, Illinois
Category:Defunct training institutions for firefighting (US Air Force)
Category:Defunct Military Fire Departments (Illinois)
Category:Former military operators of Oshkosh apparatus
Category:Former military operators of KME apparatus
Category:Former operators of Amertek apparatus
Category:Former military operators of FTI apparatus
Category:Former operators of FWD apparatus