A group of cadet firefighters attempt to tame the dragon's flames.
Cadets in the NM Firefighter's Training Academy attempt to contain a diesel fire raging out of control.
Smoke billows into the town of Los Alamos, NM on the evening of June 26th, 2011. The Las Conchas Fire consumed more than 43,000 acres in the first 14 hours, equating to a rate of spread of approximately one acre per second. Many buildings were lost in the fire, but the town of Los Alamos was spared.