Dobbins Air Reserve Base

Confined Space Program Team

Firefighter Beau Albert checks an air supply line as Joe Bushman hooks up his air supply before descending into the simulated underground space to retrieve an “injured” worker Nov. 10. Members of the Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department engaged in an exercise scenario created by the Confined Space Program Team in order to test their readiness and ability to find and extract an incapacitated worker from a confined space. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brad Fallin)

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Confined Space Program Team

Firefighters Beau Albert and Pat Cone, along with Capt. Rob Burgard and John Meehling, lower Joe Bushman into the simulated underground space to retrieve an “injured” worker Nov. 10. Members of the Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department engaged in an exercise scenario created by the Confined Space Program Team in order to test their readiness and ability to find and extract an incapacitated worker from a confined space. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brad Fallin)

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Confined Space Program Team

Firefighters Beau Albert and Pat Cone bring Joe Bushman to the surface of the simulated underground space after he retrieved an “injured” worker Nov. 10. Members of the Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Dept engaged in an exercise scenario created by the Confined Space Program Team in order to test their readiness and ability to find and extract an incapacitated worker from a confined space. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brad Fallin)

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The Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department uses the mid-level deck of this tower to simulate ground level in order to test their readiness and ability to find and extract an incapacitated worker from a confined space. The tower provides an element of safety while affording the ability to train for underground scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brad Fallin)

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Firefighter Matthew Garrity catches a rolled up air supply line thrown to him so he can store the hose in an equipment locker on top of the fire truck after completing an underground rescue exercise Nov.10. Members of the Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department engaged in an exercise scenario created by the Confined Space Program Team in order to test their readiness and ability to find and extract an incapacitated worker from a confined space. (U.S. Air Force photo / Brad Fallin)

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Fire Department trains for confined spaces

Published Nov. 12, 2010

DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Dobbins Fire Department members engaged in an exercise scenario created by the Confined Space Program Team in order to test their readiness and ability to find and extract an incapacitated worker from a confined space Nov. 10.