Tinker Fire and Emergency Services Chief Terry Ford, left, accepts a plaque from Ken Stoops, senior field representitive from ISO, commemorating the department’s distinction as a Class 1 organization during an Oct. 12 ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. ISO surveys structure fire suppression capabilities at more than 45,000 areas across the country and grades them on water supply, communications, training, operations and prevention. Tinker is the first in the Air Force to achieve this distinction. (U.S. Air Force photo by April McDonald)