Firefighters from the United Kingdom look downstream for their next drill learning to navigate a series of rapids during a training mission with the Charlotte Fire Department at the National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina October 9, 2009. The training is part of the week long World FloodFighters conference for firefighters and emergency service personnel to gain hands-on experience in a range of strategic disaster management. REUTERS/Chris Keane (UNITED STATES SOCIETY)