{"id":30840,"date":"2014-03-27T13:48:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T05:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=30840"},"modified":"2014-03-27T13:48:58","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T05:48:58","slug":"navy-sailors-help-extinguish-guam-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/navy-sailors-help-extinguish-guam-blaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy sailors help extinguish Guam blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30846\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/issx9999ns154552.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30846\" alt=\"An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 drops water on a fire along Route 17, Cross Island Road, in Santa Rita, Guam on March 25. (JESSE LEON GUERRERO) Close This Window\" src=\"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/issx9999ns154552-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 drops water on a fire along Route 17, Cross Island Road, in Santa Rita, Guam on March 25. (JESSE LEON GUERRERO)<br \/>Close This Window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">SANTA RITA, Guam\u2014U.S. Navy sailors and civilian firefighters partnered with the Guam Fire Department to extinguish a blaze along Route 17, Cross Island Road, in Santa Rita on Tuesday.<\/span><br \/>\nAn MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 and Engine 2 from U.S. Naval Base Guam\u2019s Fire and Emergency Services responded to the scene and provided support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team here on Guam relies upon mutually supporting assets across the military and civilian sectors, to be ready day or night to respond to any number of scenarios,\u201d said Cmdr. Gregory Leland, HSC-25 commanding officer. \u201cOur crews train relentlessly to provide 24\/7, 365 search-and-rescue capability as well as our need to provide combat-ready aircraft crews in the Pacific Command area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBG FES responded as part of the mutual aid agreement between local and federal emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a very, very close tie with GFD,\u201d said NBG FES Fire Chief Robert Green. \u201cWe have the most seamless mutual aid that I\u2019ve ever seen; we assist them when they request for it and they support us when needed. Guam is a small island and there needs to be that partnership especially for incidents like this. It\u2019s a miracle that we didn\u2019t have to evacuate any residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leland said the incident was a prime example of how the command is trained to respond to an event both here and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe syllabus used to train for combat plays well into the skill sets needed to fight fires, rescue people from life-threatening scenarios and be on call for any number of unplanned events, be it terrorist scenarios, humanitarian assistance or disaster relief,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Island Knights stand ready with our brothers and sisters in the Coast Guard, Air Force, and Guam first responders to maintain the ability to help those in need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GFD was the incident commander and led firefighting efforts. According to GFD spokesman<br \/>\nEd Artero, the fire was extinguished as of 5:10pm. 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