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Teruya Masahiro, deputy director of Naha City Fire Department, receives an award from Timothy Johnson, regional deputy fire chief of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, after the graduation of a two-week rescue course in Naha City, Okinawa, Japan, March 8, 2024. Sogen Taira, a firefighter with MCIPAC F&ES, completed Rescue Squad Training with the Naha City Fire Department, making him the first firefighter from MCIPAC F&ES to complete a joint firefighter training hosted by a local national fire department in Okinawa. Taira along with five firefighters from the Naha City Fire Department showcased their abilities in high angle rescues, emergency medical services, vehicle extrications, confined space rescues, and fire rescues. To graduate the course, these firefighters completed two demonstrations involving scenarios that required them to save simulated casualties weighing 100kg (220lbs) and 60kg (132lbs) from the fourth floor of an apartment tower. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)
| Date Taken: | 03.08.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 03.13.2024 00:40 |
| Photo ID: | 8282551 |
| VIRIN: | 240308-M-DJ385-1534 |
| Resolution: | 7087x4727 |
| Size: | 17.86 MB |
| Location: | NAHA, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 15 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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