Richard Strange, part of the Hot Shot firefighter crew

Richard Strange, part of the Hot Shot firefighter crew from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., looks out at his work site in the Mount St. Francis area of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 28, 2012. His team cut a fire line while helping to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon. The Waldo Canyon fire, which started June 23, 2012, burned several hundred homes and forced large-scale evacuations in Colorado Springs and at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock/Released)