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NASA Ames Engine Company to Conduct Live Airplane Fire Qualifying

.The NASA Ames Fire Department are going to conduct urgent feedback fire training on the west ramp of the Moffett Federal Landing field between 8 a.m. as well as 8 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Sept. 10 by means of Saturday, Sept. 14. The media and everyone are urged that sirens might be actually clear as well as smoke plumes and flames might be visible coming from U.S. Freeway 101 during the course of this time around. However, officials commonly assume little to no smoke.The treatment is going to consist of a real-time burn created by a propane-fueled aircraft fire simulation at the field. The exercise is actually intended to ready Ames fire responders and also Ames Emergency situation Procedures Center workers for real-life fire emergencies.To read more about NASA's Ames , see:.https://www.nasa.gov/ames.- end-.Rachel HooverAmes , Silicon Valley650-604-4789rachel.hoover@nasa.gov.