A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing carries an empty bucket to a simulated fire during the wildland firefighting exercise with the Miramar Fire Department aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 14. The fire department here can call upon 3rd MAW Marines and reliably assist from the ground and the air when other fire combating elements like the United States Forest Service request additional assets to support fires throughout California. - A CH-53E Super Stallion with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing carries an empty bucket to a simulated fire during the wildland firefighting exercise with the Miramar Fire Department aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 14. The fire department here can call upon 3rd MAW Marines and reliably assist from the ground and the air when other fire combating elements like the United States Forest Service request additional assets to support fires throughout California.

Copter 2 of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s Air Operations Division dumps a load of water during in-service fire training at Lake Hodges in Escondido, Calif. May 30. Engine 62 of the Miramar Fire Department was one of three engines battling the simulated wildland fire from the left flank, alongside two other engines working on the right flank. - Copter 2 of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s Air Operations Division dumps a load of water during in-service fire training at Lake Hodges in Escondido, Calif. May 30. Engine 62 of the Miramar Fire Department was one of three engines battling the simulated wildland fire from the left flank, alongside two other engines working on the right flank.

Alex Ramos, probationary firefighter, is checking for a constant flow of water to his hose during a fire suppression drill aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Ramos is acting as one of two nozzlemen during this training evolution. - Alex Ramos, probationary firefighter, is checking for a constant flow of water to his hose during a fire suppression drill aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. Ramos is acting as one of two nozzlemen during this training evolution.

Cpls. Scott Venegoni and Adam Cunningham, both Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), search charred tent remains for any hot spots during a training exercise held aboard Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. The Marines completed the training to demonstrate how quickly a fire can start and spread throughout a tent. Things to avoid are daisy chains, which are multiple circuits plugged into each other to extend another circuit, smoking and candles. Tent inhabitants should also ensure their smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are working and should unplug any electronics not in use. - Cpls. Scott Venegoni and Adam Cunningham, both Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), search charred tent remains for any hot spots during a training exercise held aboard Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Dec. 10. The Marines completed the training to demonstrate how quickly a fire can start and spread throughout a tent. Things to avoid are daisy chains, which are multiple circuits plugged into each other to extend another circuit, smoking and candles. Tent inhabitants should also ensure their smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are working and should unplug any electronics not in use.