Do you have what it takes to be a firefighter?

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, throw water over a simulated burning house as they try to fill a water container in double-quick time, during the fire muster Oct. 7, 2010, at the fire department. The event was held as part of the Fire Prevention Week events. Overall results are: 1st place, team event: 321st Special Tactics Squadron; Men's individual event -- 1st place, Senior Airman Nick Fabozzi, 321st STS; 2nd place, Staff Sgt. Marty Bettelyoun, 321st STS. Women's individual event -- 1st place, Laura Reynolds, 100th Force Support Squadron; 2nd place, Staff Sgt. Fantasia Espinoza, 100th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Laura Reynolds, 100th Force Support Squadron and team member of the "CPF (Civilian Personnel Flight) Belles" hoists up a donut hose during the fire muster Oct. 7, 2010, held as part of fire prevention week. Team Mildenhall members signed up for both team and individual events, which as well as the hose hoist, included the Kaiser sled, fire extinguisher run and dummy drag. The team events each finished with all members having to fill buckets of water, throwing it over a "burning" house, when the water went down a drainpipe and eventually filled a water-butt. Ms. Reynolds place first in the individual female event (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Andrew Keogh, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, fires the hose at a target during the individual event at the fire muster Oct. 7, 2010, held as part of Fire Prevention Week. During the individual event participants had to do all of the events by themselves, except throwing water at the "burning house." (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Staff Sgt. Fantasia Espinoza, 100th Maintenance Squadron, hits the Kaiser sled during the individual event at the fire muster Oct. 7, 2010. Sergeant Espinoza placed second in the individual female event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Staff Sgt. Scott McClure, 100th Maintenance Squadron, runs through cones with a fire extinguisher during the individual event at the fire muster Oct. 7, 2010, at the fire department. Members from squadrons around base participated in the Fire Prevention Week event both in team and individual events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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Do you have what it takes to be a firefighter?

Published Oct. 8, 2010