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NASA Ames Engine Company to Conduct Live Aircraft Fire Qualifying

.The NASA Ames Fire Department will definitely perform emergency situation response fire instruction on the west ramp of the Moffett Federal Airport between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept. 14. The media and everyone are actually suggested that sirens might be actually audible as well as smoke plumes and blazes might be visible from U.S. Road 101 in the course of this moment. Nevertheless, officials normally assume little bit of to no smoke.The treatment will definitely consist of an online burn created by a propane-fueled plane fire simulation at the industry. The drill is intended to ready Ames fire -responders and also Ames Unexpected emergency Operations Center workers for real-life fire emergency situations.To find out more concerning NASA's Ames , check out:.https://www.nasa.gov/ames.- end-.Rachel HooverAmes , Silicon Valley650-604-4789rachel.hoover@nasa.gov.