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NASA Ames Fire Department to Conduct Live Aircraft Fire Qualifying

.The NASA Ames Engine company will definitely carry out urgent action fire instruction on the west ramp of the Moffett Federal Landing field in between 8 a.m. and also 8 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Sept. 10 via Saturday, Sept. 14. The media as well as the public are actually urged that sirens might be discernible as well as smoke cigarettes plumes and also flames might be visible from united state Road 101 during the course of this time around. However, authorities typically assume little bit of to no smoke.The session will consist of a real-time burn produced by a propane-fueled airplane fire simulator at the field. The practice is wanted to prep Ames fire responders and also Ames Emergency Workflow Center team for real-life fire emergency situations.To find out more about NASA's Ames , see:.https://www.nasa.gov/ames.- end-.Rachel HooverAmes Research Center, Silicon Valley650-604-4789rachel.hoover@nasa.gov.