Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“This training exercise is for our folks to get the basic skills that they need to be able to handle the emergency instances down at Lindbergh Field. Firefighting aircraft is much different than structure fires and wildland firefighting.”

Source: Colin Stowell, the fire chief with San Diego Fire-Rescue, commenting on the combined efforts of US Marines with Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton -- all of which conducted mobile aircraft fire fighting training alongside San Diego County firefighters at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego California, July 10.

FMI: www.marines.mil