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Photos: East Bay recruits learn firsthand how fast wildfires can spread

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters and academy 53 recruits suppress a fire during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters and academy 53 recruits move into position to suppress a fire during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Academy 53 recruit receives instruction during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighter ignites a controlled burn during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Academy 53 recruits observe during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters and academy 53 recruits suppress a fire during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Academy 53 recruits observe during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters and academy 53 recruits suppress a fire during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Academy 53 recruit receives intstrution during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

A Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighter walks past burning grass during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Academy 53 recruits observe during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters and academy 53 recruits suppress a fire during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters look on during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Academy 53 recruits observe during a wildland fire training at the Military Ocean Terminal in Concord, Calif., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. As fire season begins, the district is reminding the community just how fast fire can move and get out of control, the importance of defensible space and weed abatement and the dangers of fireworks. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)