Staff Sgt. Jose Hoskins, 56th Security Forces Squadron desk sergeant, tosses water on the roof of a simulated house during the bucket brigade obstacle, the last obstacle of the 2012 Firefighter’s Muster, Oct. 12 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The objective was to fill a barrel with water by transporting water in buckets from the water source and throwing the water onto the roof so the water will run-off from the gutter and into the barrel. Time stops when the barrel overflows. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

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Senior Airman Taylor Shewbirt, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Services firefighter, guides Lt. Col. Chad BonDurant, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, as he drags a dummy 50 feet to the designated area Oct. 12 during the 2012 Firefighter’s Muster at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

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Fire Muster

Airman 1st Class Pisay Suzuki, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and heavy equipment operator, carries a bucket of water from the drop tank during the 2012 Firefighter’s Muster Oct. 12 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Suzuki was one of a four person team participating in this event held by the Luke Fire Emergency Services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

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Tech. Sgt. Robert Simpson, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and heavy equipment operator, pretending to be a victim of a burning house, watches Senior Airman Jason Reed, 56th CES pavements and heave equipment operator, as he tosses water on the roof during the bucket brigade obstacle of the 2012 Firefighter’s Muster Oct. 12 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

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Staff Sgt. Zack Skula, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal member, carries a fire extinguisher and hard case during the equipment carry obstacle of the 2012 Firefighter’s Muster Oct. 12 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. One contestant from each team had to pick up and carry two pieces of equipment to a designated area before continuing on to the next obstacle of the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sandra Welch)

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$Teams consisting of four members each participate in the Bucket Brigade event as part of the 2012 Firefighter’s Muster Oct. 12 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Judges consisted of two time keepers and two violation referees. Scoring was based on overall time plus any time infractions. The three teams with the best scores won first, second and third place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Denise Willhite)$

Teams consisting of four members each participate in the bucket brigade event as part of the 2012 Firefighter’s Muster Oct. 12 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Judges consisted of two time keepers and two violation referees. Scoring was based on overall time plus any time infractions. The three teams with the best scores won first, second and third place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Denise Willhite)

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Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fligg, 56th Fore Support Squadron base and formal training NCO-in-charge, strikes a tire with a sledgehammer during the 2012 Firefighter’s Muster Oct. 12 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Hit the tire was the fifth obstacle of the competition. Contestants had to move the tire the required distance by repeatedly striking the tire with a sledgehammer before continuing on to the next obstacle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Denise Willhite)

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Fire Muster

Published Oct. 16, 2012
By Senior Airman Sandra Welch
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Members of the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Services held a fire muster Oct. 12 as part of the National Fire Prevention week. The event featured an obstacle course including having a four-man team fill a barrel with water by transporting water in buckets from the drop tank and throwing it onto the roof so the water run-off from the gutter fills a barrel. Time stops when the barrel overflows. A 50-foot dummy drag, hitting a tire with a sledge hammer repeatedly to move it a specified distance and equipment carry were additional obstacles in the course. Judges consisted of two time keepers and two violation referees. Scoring was based on overall time plus time infractions. The 56th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, Capt. Edmund Spivak, 56th CES EOD Flight commander, Staff Sgt. Jaime Ciciora, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs broadcaster, Staff Sgt. Zach Skula, and Senior Airman Stephen Alvarez, 56th CES EOD journeymen, placed first.