Republic Airport Fire-Rescue Host Live Burn Drill

Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy PhotographyMembers from Republic Airport Fire-Rescue and East Farmingdale Fire Department extinguishing a mock fuel spill fire.

Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy PhotographyMembers of Republic Airport Fire-Rescue extinguishing a mock engine fire.

Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy Photography East Farmingdale Fire Department Engine 7 (1-5-7) operating at the Live Burn Drill.

Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy PhotographyRepublic Airport Fire-Rescue Rescue 3 (1-22-3) operating at the drill.

Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy PhotographyLive Burn prop on fire

Photo by Bradley Fowler / Fire Guy PhotographyRepublic Airport Fire-Rescue Rescue 3 (1-22-3) putting out the prop plane fire.
On Monday April 24th 2023 the Republic Airport Fire-Rescue conducted a live burn drill. The drill consisted of hose handling operations for fuel spills, engine fires, wheel fires, and interior attack it also consisted of truck operations. East Farmingdale Fire Department was in attendance with Engine 7. The drill was approximately 6 hours with 2 hours of class room and 4 hours of hands on training. The class was taught by 139 Fire.