08/31/2026
WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT ALONE!!!
Grissom Air and Space Expo 2026 was a huge event. From Friday through Sunday around 30,000 people processed through security and attended the show. That attendance number doesn’t include:
-members of the base
-workers of the event
-vendors
-the multitude of people who stayed in the parking lots
-the people who watched from other areas surrounding the base.
With that large amount of people comes challenges that leadership of Grissom Fire Department worked hard to prepare for.
With the help of our mutual aid neighbors and EMS agencies, over 140 medical events were handled ranging from an allergic reaction to a bee sting, to CPR being done on a cardiac patient and getting them flown out, and a multitude of heat related issues.
Along with being prepared for medical emergencies, we also staged and staffed fire trucks on the flight line area to deal with any potential aircraft incidents, as well as in the areas surrounding the base.
We are incredibly grateful to all the personnel from
Pipe Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department, Miami County Indiana, City of Peru Fire Department, Walton Community Fire Department, Lutheran EMS and Parkview Health that spent your weekend helping keep all the people who came to watch the air show, safe. While the Air Force Thunderbirds were the main attraction-all of you were the stars of the show!
