Coast Guard recruits learn fire fighting skills

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard recruits learn how to extinguish a ship-board fire at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Recruits practiced the procedure before donning fire protection gear and entering a completely dark and fog filled room, which was there final test to complete basic fire fighting training. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher D. McLaughlin