ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Members of a 48th Civil Engineer Squadron hazardous material technician entry team walk toward a decontamination system after clearing a building of HAZMAT here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – A firefighter from the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron maneuvers one end of the decontamination system used to wash away any hazardous materials on a HAZMAT technician entry team member’s suit here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Staff Sgt. Michael Mucha, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services crew chief and on-scene entry officer, stays in constant radio contact with a team inside a building contaminated with hazardous material here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – A 48th Civil Engineer Squadron hazardous material technician entry team member is sprayed down by a 48th CES firefighter as part of the decontamination process to remove potential HAZMAT here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - (left to right) Airmen 1st Class Jaron Christian, Ashley Eisenbarth and Benjamin Harwood, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, rest to avoid overheating while they wait to swap out with another decontamination team here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a hazardous material incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Staff Sgt. Peter Torres (right), 48th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of emergency management logistics and hazardous material technician entry team member, lifts his boot to ensure all HAZMAT is washed off while Airman 1st Class Ashley Eisenbarth, 48th CES firefighter, maneuvers one side of a decontamination station here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Senior Airman Jessica Paulson, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management training monitor and hazardous material technician entry team member, raises her arms as Airman 1st Class Ashley Eisenbarth, 48th CES firefighter, helps to carefully remove her HAZMAT suit here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Staff Sgt. Javier Amaya, 48th Medical Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, evaluates Airman 1st Class Ashley Eisenbarth, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, for any sign of medical problems after she took part in a hazardous material containment operation here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES was called to respond to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Lee Alsop, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, places his self-contained breathing apparatus into an "over-pack," a container designed to hold items potentially contaminated with hazardous materials, after processing through several decontamination stations here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Members of the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron spray each other down after processing two hazardous material technician entry teams through a decontamination system here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - (right to left) Senior Master Sgt. Rejean Plante, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief and Master Sgt. Daniel Parker, 48th CES assistant chief of operations and on-scene commander, listen to David Birney, 48th CES environmental engineer, as he goes over hazardous material containment procedures here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Members of the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron secure the lid on an "over-pack," a container designed to hold items potentially contaminated with hazardous materials, after processing two HAZMAT technician entry teams through a decontamination system here July 26, 2012. The 48th CES responded to a HAZMAT incident after several large batteries were found cracked and leaking acid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Melin)