On display was a device that is used to listen for the faint sounds of a survivor. The bright orange cylinders are extremely sensitive microphones that are daisy chained together. These microphones are laid out in a grid pattern to narrow down the location of possible sounds from trapped victims.

Ventura County Fire Fighter preparing for a repel from Truck 41's latter. Let's hope he got a merit badge in rope tying when he was in Boy Scouts. Now was it the rabbit goes on the hole or out of the hole...hmm.

Legs planted firmly on the ground.

Simi Valley CERT keeping kids away from the remains of the cut and rescue car as he watches Truck 41 preparing to raise it's latter.

This is an optical illusion. Thanks to a  telephoto lens I was able to capture this image from a safe distance.

As I was watching this all I could think of was the last scenes from the movie "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" where Spencer Tracy along with the rest of the male actors took the ride of a lifetime a top such an aerial latter. All that was missing was "The big double U".

This fellow is having way too much fun.