Fires on ships reduce mission performance and are tragic and costly. They continue to be a problem, particularly on aircraft carriers. Firefighting equipment on aircraft carriers is poorly maintained in many instances and, therefore, does not function properly. A contributing factor is the lack of personnel trained to maintain new firefighting equipment. Also, current shore-based training programs for firefighters do not meet training demands, and formal selection procedures do not exist for filling training slots.


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    Title :

    Better Equipment Maintenance and Personnel Training Needed to Improve Firefighting Capability on Navy Ships


    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    19 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English