SCOTIA, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Every firefighter undergoes extensive training, but military firefighters at the Stratton Air National Guard Base have additional requirements. NEWS10 has an inside look at an aircraft burn training at the 109th Airlift Wing.

Nearly 40 military – including 12 personnel from the 106th Rescue Wing in Long Island – full-time fire department, mutual aid personnel all participated in an aircraft burn training.

“Kind of share information on different aircrafts and what they have going on at their base and train with them. So, again, you know, just having a whole joint operation like that for training was great,” said Devlin.

Stratton Air National Guard Base Fire Chief Brian Devlin said the annual training keeps everyone proficient.

“Any time we have an aircraft incide

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