Fort Leonard Wood firefighters practice pulling an electric vehicle fire suppressing blanket over a car recently at Training Area 207. Credit: FORT LEONARD WOOD PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

Fort Leonard Wood firefighters are first in the area to have new fire-suppressing blankets designed to fight electric and hybrid vehicle fires, and they received hands-on training with the new equipment Aug. 8 at Training Area 207.

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