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NASA Ames Fire Department to Conduct Live Airplane Fire Qualifying

.The NASA Ames Engine company will conduct emergency response fire training on the west ramp of the Moffett Federal Airport between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Sept. 10 by means of Sunday, Sept. 14. The media and the public are actually encouraged that sirens may be actually discernible as well as smoke cigarettes plumes and also fires may show up coming from united state Motorway 101 during this time around. However, officials normally anticipate little bit of to no smoke cigarettes.The treatment will consist of a real-time blaze produced through a propane-fueled airplane fire simulator at the area. The practice is intended to prep Ames fire -responders and Ames Urgent Procedures Facility team for real-life fire emergency situations.For more details about NASA's Ames Research Center, check out:.https://www.nasa.gov/ames.- end-.Rachel HooverAmes , Silicon Valley650-604-4789rachel.hoover@nasa.gov.