Coast Guard members conducted a pyrotechnics training and demonstration with local agencies including Monterio Fire Department and Bodega Bay Fire Department, at the mouth of the Russian River in Jenner, Calif., Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. The pyrotechnics training educated the public as how to properly identify a flare. Coast Guard members and the local agencies routinely receive reports of flare sightings as a result of misidentification. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Aaron Bretz