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  • Dover AFB Fire Prevention Week 2023

    Sparky, the Fire Prevention Week mascot, hands out fireman hats before the 2023 Fire Prevention Week Parade on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 13, 2023. Fire Prevention Week is a nation-wide observation that teaches people how to stay safe in case of a fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st

  • Team Dover observes Fire Prevention Week

    Col. Matt Husemann, 436th Airlift Wing commander, speaks to members of the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron after signing the proclamation officially declaring Oct. 11-15 “Fire Prevention Week 2021” at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 8, 2021. Fire Prevention Week is an annual observance to educate

  • Snapshot: Sparky reads to CDC members

    Staff Sgt. Julio Madera, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department lead fire inspector, reads to children during Fire Prevention Week Oct. 14, 2016, at the Child Development Center on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The department led approximately 10 public events during the week to share fire

  • Snapshot: DAFB First Responders set aside day for Exceptional Families

    Senior Airmen James Marker and Jamie Perigny, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, help Merric Hunt, son of Master Sgt. Adam Hunt, 436th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Maintenance Dock chief, try on firefighting bunker gear during the Dover Air Force Base First Responders’ Special Needs Day