Del Rio, Texas — Firefighters at Laughlin Air Force Base located near Del Rio, Texas welcomed the delivery of their BullEx 27’ Fire Safety Trailer. BullEx custom designed the mobile fire prevention training environment to feature a kitchen and a bedroom emergency scenario with an integrated briefing room. Training components in the kitchen include a SmartStove™ interactive fire prop, cabinet fire and TrashCan SmartProps. Smoke issues from the “feel for heat” bedroom door and trainees can safely practice evacuation drills through the E.D.I.T.H window. The simulations demonstrate the escalation of a residential emergency in real time, providing realistic hands-on fire extinguisher training. Laughlin AFB is the largest pilot training base in the United States Air Force and is home to the 47th Flying Training Wing of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC).
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