John Stennis (CVN 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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The men and women of Damage Control (DC) Division are committed to saving the ship from the perils of fire and flooding. You light ' em we fight ' em. that ' s their motto. They are the Flying Squad, dressed- out in red coveralls and ball-caps. You may see them as a red blur, when fire or flooding is called away. They dash to the scene, brushing by those too slow to clear ladders and passageways. No space within the ship is beyond their reach. They form our ship ' s first line of defense against fire and flooding casualties. When not responding to a drill or casualty, the Repair Locker Shop maintains DC Equipment and CBR Gear for 10 Repair Lockers and 25 Unit Lockers on board. Since the Fire-Main shop, AFFF shop, and Transfer Halon shop all share the same space, they are sometimes grouped together as the Aft shop. The Fire Main shop maintains all of the Fire-Main (F M) piping onboard our ship, providing water to fire plugs, heads, and auxiliary systems. The AFFF shop maintains AFFF stations and injection stations to ensure the proper ratio of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam concentrate is mixed with the sea-water to combat Class Bravo fires throughout the Flight Deck, Hangar Bays, and Main Machinery spaces. Finally, the C02 Transfer Halon shop oversees the installed flooding systems, as well as the APC system for fighting deep-fat-fryer fires.

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1 28 USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)