Patiently waiting, Jefferey Galvez, a firefighter with the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., assists a youngster escaping a simulated house fire. The base fire department conducts a Kids Fire Camp annually to teach children the importance of fire safety. The Vandenberg fire department recently was named the 2009 Department of Defense Medium-Unit Fire Department of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley Reed)