Two locomotives with 34 rail cars were involved in the derailment. Two of those were carrying ethanol. One car had a puncture as well as material leaking from the cover plate. Both the car and the cover plate have been patched and a bucket is catching any dripping material.

In the second car, there's ethanol leaking from a gasket and a bucket is catching that dripping material as well.

One rail car was carrying propane but there's no damage to that car and no material being released.

There were no injuries in the crash. There's no timeline yet on when the cars will be back on the rail, and the cause of the derailment is under investigation.

The new ambulance will replace a used ambulance the fire division purchased years ago that has air brakes that have the potential to be hazardous when transporting patients.

The fire division also recently received a $60,500 grant from the Department of Homeland Security for new rescue tools.

Firefighters received new spreaders, cutters, an air bag system, a new power cot and cribbing, which provide temporary support during rescue operations.

“We do about 120 car wrecks per year. Maybe about a quarter of those we actually have to cut somebody out of a car. But of course when we do, our experience has been we really need to do some extensive work to try to get these people cut out,” Keller said.

"We are here to protect buildings and structures; we deal with brush fires, inspections to ensure buildings are fire code compliant, and medical emergencies," said Station Four Fire Capt. Granville Ferguson, a 14-year department veteran. "Whatever emergencies take place on the JTF side, this firehouse responds. However, if there is a fire, all stations respond no matter where on the base it is located."

According to the mission statement of the fire and emergency services found on the U.S. Naval Station GTMO website, The GTMO Fire, Crash and Rescue Department has the primary responsibility of both life safety and property protection. The department diligently prepares and executes these services on behalf of all community personnel.

To confront the life and property threat that is present at all times, a relentless pursuit of prevention as the optimum solution to this threat is the foundation for all endeavors. The performance of these duties directly impacts the ability of this command to meet their primary mission.

Some of the firefighters were certified prior to their arrival at GTMO; others have been trained here upon being accepted to the department. Certified instructors are brought to GTMO to conduct a fire academy for new recruits, there are also online certification courses, which accommodates additional classifications needed through the Air Force.

"This month a new class of approximately 25 firefighter candidates will start the academy," said Orain Thompson, a firefighter with house four since 2013 and former police officer in Jamaica. "The instructors will be provided by the University of Maryland to conduct the academy here on GTMO."