 With flames as tall as a two-story building, with a temperature of more than a thousand degrees, aircraft rescue and firefighting marines have their work cut out for them. The marines work to extinguish multiple fires, even hours after the sunset. According to assistant section leader, Sergeant William French, this type of training prepares marines for what they may encounter during an aircraft-related mishap. Today was just basically a fuel fire that we would be practicing if an aircraft should go down with a medium to a large amount of fuel. Once it hit the deck, what it would simulate, and this is a good practice. For first-timers like Tarrant Man PFC Aaron Allen, actually seeing the size of the flames reminds him of how dangerous his job can be. It was a little bit scary at some points because the flames got to you and the heat got to you. For Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, I'm Corporal Sara Fioco.