With retirement on the horizon, BP International Ltd. group fire adviser Richard Coates received numerous honors during BP corporate fire school held in Texas in April. At left, top, Coates receives a special chief's helmet from IFW publisher David White. At left, middle, Toledo, Ohio, BP Chief Chris Herman presents Coates with a brass megaphone similar to those once used by chiefs to issue orders. At left, bottom, firefighters give Coates a framed photo montage illustrating his career with BP.