“Every Sailor a Damage Controlman,” goes thee adage for seagoing personnel, referring to every Sailor’s responsibility in responding to emergencies aboard ship. Firefighters at NAS Patuxent River took that to heart when they completed shipboard firefighting training July 13-16, despite being a...

WASHINGTON - “Firefighters never die, they just burn forever in the hearts of the people whose lives they saved.” This statement, as made famous by Susan Diane Murphree, holds especially true for a beloved fire fighter inducted into the Navy Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Hall of Fall nearly two...