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Col. Peter Kasarskis, 8th Fighter Wing commander, takes a photo with members of the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department.

U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Kasarskis, 8th Fighter Wing commander, takes a photo with members of the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 7, 2024. The 8th CES is teaching Airmen to use smoke alarms to ‘make them work for you” during fire prevention week. (Senior Airman James Johnson, U.S. Air Force)

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Col. Peter Kasarskis, 8th Fighter Wing commander, signed a fire prevention proclamation to kick off the annual Fire Prevention Week at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 8, 2024.

Originally proclaimed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925, Fire Prevention Week commemorates the lives lost due to fire-related incidents by educating the public on vital fire prevention practices.

For more information on fire safety visit www.NFPA.org

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