919th's fire department wins AFRC award Published May 3, 2015 By Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster 919th Special Operations Wing public affairs DUKE FIELD, Fla. -- The 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Flight was named the Air Force Reserve Command's 2014 Prime BEEF Fire Emergency Services Flight of the Year. "The biggest factor for winning is the Airmen," said Chief Master Sgt. Pete Webb, 919th SOCES fire chief. "They are the ones that deploy, they are the ones that step up to fulfill our annual programs and to deploy to various training programs." Highlighting their award package are: rappel training session with 1st Special Operations Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, conducting numerous training courses including Incident Command System 300 and combat life saver, as well as providing support to different AFRC and Air Force units and exercises. "It truly is a team award," said Webb. "We cannot fight a fire or respond to other emergencies unless we work as a team and I believe that is what the flight award represents is the teamwork." This is the second year for the AFRC award since it was created for the flights that cannot participate in the DoD Fire Department of the Year competition. Several of the 28 flights were nominated, but the 919th came out on top. "What set the 919th apart from others was their internal success, as well as all the AFRC and Air Force Civil Engineer Center work they did," said Chief Master Sgt. Donald Meadows, AFRC Prime BEEF fire chief. "They are true leaders in the Air Force fire service."