Firefighters from the Merced County Fire Department’s Castle Fire Station 62, Atwater, Calif., extinguish an aircraft fire during training at the burn pit on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The MCFD is responsible for responding to fires at Castle Airport, which was formerly Castle AFB, and trains at Nellis AFB every year to meet Federal Aviation Administration training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Robert Caswell, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight firefighter, prepares himself for training at the burn pit on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. Caswell and other Nellis-Creech firefighters are required to complete aircraft fire extinguishing training at the burn pit annually to stay flightline certified and ensure their preparedness to respond rapidly to aircraft emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Firefighters from the Merced County Fire Department’s Castle Fire Station 62, Atwater, Calif., wait to breach the door of an aircraft during training at the burn pit on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. MCFD firefighters extinguished interior and exterior aircraft fires under the supervision of the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Firefighters from the Merced County Fire Department’s Castle Fire Station 62, Atwater, Calif., spray water on an aircraft’s door prior to breaching it during training at the burn pit on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. Water was sprayed on the door as a precaution because fire was raging on the other side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
A firefighter from the Merced County Fire Department’s Castle Fire Station 62, Atwater, Calif., gives a thumbs up during training at the burn pit on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. MCFD firefighters extinguished interior and exterior aircraft fires under the supervision of the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Firefighters from the Merced County Fire Department’s Castle Fire Station 62, Atwater, Calif., spray water on an aircraft during training at the burn pit on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The firefighters suppressed an aircraft fire with a hose attached to a rapid intervention vehicle, which can deliver 1,500 gallons of water per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Glen Taylor, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight captain, looks on during training at the burn pit on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. Taylor and other Nellis-Creech firefighters are required to complete aircraft fire extinguishing training at the burn pit annually to stay flightline certified and ensure their preparedness to respond rapidly to aircraft emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
An aircraft fire rages during firefighter training at the burn pit on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. Firefighters from the Merced County Fire Department’s Castle Fire Station 62, Atwater, Calif., joined the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight in extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Firefighters from the Merced County Fire Department’s Castle Fire Station 62, Atwater, Calif., walk toward the burn pit during training at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 27, 2015. The MCFD is responsible for responding to fires at Castle Airport, which was formerly Castle AFB, and trains at Nellis AFB every year to meet Federal Aviation Administration training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
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