Vandenberg hosts 5th Annual Fire Muster

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Team Dirt Boyz, of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, carry a basket litter and dummy to a designated point on an obstacle course at this year’s Fire Muster at the base parade grounds Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The Fire Muster competition is held every year to demonstrate what a firefighter faces physically and gives base units a chance to compete against one another. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Vandenberg hosts 5th Annual Fire Muster

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Patrick Kennedy and Trent Ogan, both 30th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, roll up hoses during this year’s Fire Muster held at the base parade grounds Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The Fire Muster is a friendly competition between squadrons that demonstrates what a firefighter faces both physically and mentally. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Vandenberg hosts 5th Annual Fire Muster

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Senior Airman Tristan Weghorn, from the 614th Air and Space Operations Center, tosses water onto a roof for the bucket brigade portion of the Fire Muster here Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The Fire Muster is an annual competition between squadrons at the base parade grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Vandenberg hosts 5th Annual Fire Muster

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Nolan Parsons, of the 614th Air and Space Operations Center, fills a bucket to hand to Airman 1st Class Lara Nottingham, also from the 614th AOC, during the Fire Muster held at the parade grounds here Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The Fire Muster competition is held every year to demonstrate what a firefighter faces physically and gives base units a chance to compete against one another. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

National Fire Prevention Week parade

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A patriotic and fire prevention oriented convoy of vehicles cruise through the Vandenberg community during the National Fire Prevention Week parade here Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. The Vandenberg Fire Prevention Office held numerous events in support of National Fire Prevention Week. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Ann Blodzinski)

Vandenberg EOD Airman killed in Afghanistan

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Senior Airman Daniel Johnson, from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight here, died while conducting an EOD operation in Afghanistan on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Airman Johnson was conducting EOD operations in an area west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated. (U.S. Air Force photo)