8/2/2012 - Airman 1st Class Steven Merrill, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighter handline, demonstrates how quickly the firefighter has to don their gear before responding to any emergency situation in Southwest Asia, July 26, 2012. The 379th ECES fire department has a time limit of 60 seconds to gear up. Merill is deployed from McConnel Air Force Base, Kan., and a native of Clinton Township, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

8/2/2012 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerry Hann, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighter crew chief (center), explains to Brig. Gen. Roger Watkins (left), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Rory Wicks, 379th AEW command chief, how to use the roof turret on a Striker 3000 ARFF truck in Southwest Asia, July 26, 2012. Hann is deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and a native of Vacaville., Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

8/2/2012 - Airman 1st Class Steven Merrill, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighter handline, assists the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Roger Watkins on the Fire Truck Engine 3 handline in Southwest Asia, July 26, 2012. These handlines use in excess of 130 pounds of water per square inch and flow at a rate of more than 100 gallons per minute. Merill is deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and is a native of Clinton Township, Mich. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)