Firefighting and Emergency Response

Dramatic visuals of firefighters battling intense fires, highlighting resilience and bravery, with striking contrasts of flames and smoke.

Firefighters at the scene of a fire

Two firefighters extinguishing a fire

Firemen fighting fire

DN-ST-90-03758. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05834. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA, Massachusettes, Rockport: Rockport Fourth of July Holiday Bonfire Firemen in Silhouette

Aircraft fire fighting students (foreground) observe instructors extinquishing a simulated weapons fire at the Navy Fire Fighting School, Naval Station San Diego. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030604-M-3856H-008. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARFF

Firefighters at the scene of a fire

New Zealand, Otago, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka, Controlled Explosions

U.S. Air Force firefighters, assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, spray water on a fire May 10, 2018 during training exercises at the Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. The 180FW Fire and Emergency Services Flight provides 24-hour joint emergency response for the Toledo Express Airport alongside the Lucas County Port Authority Public Safety Department, and supports mutual aid calls to local area fire departments and emergency services.

U.S. Air Force and civilian firefighters, assigned to the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., train for a live aircraft fire at the South Carolina Fire Academy in Columbia, S.C., April 27, 2013. Live fire training is an annual requirement for the McEntire firefighters, which has both guard and civilian fire fighters assigned. Training with live fire on an air frame keeps the firefighters ready and familiar with tactics, techniques and procedures should the need arise to respond to a real-world aircraft mishap.

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firefighters stand watch as a fire truck passes while the Jesusita Wildfire burns in Santa Barbara California.

Dressed in proximity suits, two Marines of the air station's crash and fire rescue crew fight a simulated aircraft fire during a nighttime training exercise. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Bomb exploding during Operation Desert Storm

A firefighter with Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD) oversees firefighters preparing to combat a rollover fire during a live fire training exercise held at the FESD training center on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The MCB Camp Lejeune FESD participated in various fire-safety activities during the month of October to promote National Fire Prevention Week 2022.This years theme is fire wont wait, plan your escape. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

The A-10C Thunderbolt II demonstration team performs a simulated bomb drop during the Yuma Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 9, 2019. During each performance, the A-10 demonstration team performs two simulated strafe runs and a bomb drop to portray some of the A-10s combat munitions capabilities.

Members of Royal Moroccan Armed Forces demonstrate fighting a brush fire, Sept. 21, 2022, in Kenitra, Morocco, as part of joint exercise Maroc Mantlet. The fire was set to showcase the capabilities of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces fire crews. Maroc Mantlet benefits both the United States and Morocco in building a stronger partnership. Utah and Moroccan service members training and learning together improve security, professional relationships, and also tactics and techniques.

Members of the 66th Rescue Sq. Nellis AFB, Nevada, loaded two HH-60G "Pave Hawks" onto a C-5 "Galaxy" on Nellis AFB on 9 February 1998. The members of the squadron left for the gulf region as part of a international effort to ensure Iraq complies with United Nation Security Council resolutions and weapons inspection procedures. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team ignite a pyro demonstration during the Field of Flight in Battle Creek, Michigan, July 4, 2022. The Thunderbirds are celebrating their 69th year representing the U.S. Air Force and are slated to perform nearly 70 shows across 32 locations this year.

Members of Royal Moroccan Armed Forces demonstrate fighting a brush fire, Sept. 21, 2022, in Kenitra, Morocco, as part of joint exercise Maroc Mantlet. The fire was set to showcase the capabilities of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces fire crews with their Bombardier 415 Superscooper. Maroc Mantlet benefits both the United States and Morocco in building a stronger partnership. Utah and Moroccan service members training and learning together improve security, professional relationships, and also tactics and techniques.

Flamethrowers in Action, August 1944 Wasp flamethrowers fitted to standard bullet-proof carriers in action. These flamethrowers had a range exceeding 150 yards.

U.S. Army and Air Force firefighters from the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and 8th Ordnance Company extinguish a vehicle fire during vehicle extrication training at Balad Air Base, Iraq, April 5, 2008. The training enables firefighters to rescue victims from car wrecks and increase their emergency response effectiveness.

A concrete target explodes after being struck by a conventionally armed Tomahawk land attack cruise missile during a live warhead test. Launched from a submerged submarine 400 miles off the coast, the missile used its Terrain Matching Contour (TERCOM) system to get to the target area and its Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator (DSMAC) to zero in on the target. Fifth of six views. Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021022-F-0870S-054. Base: Goodfellow Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

Texas State A&M Forrest Service, Fredricksburg Task Force strike team firefighters, execute a controlled "burn-out" that was ignited to manage the area of a large wildfire Apr. 9, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis demolition range area. JBSA-Camp Bullis comprises more than 27,000 acres of ranges, training areas, and wild-lands on San Antonios North side and is a crucial training location for service members from Joint Base San Antonio.

Fire Fighter on a Burning House

Europe: c. 1942. Two German shock troops work to clear a pathway through a barbed wire entanglement.

020312-F-4177H-010. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Members of the Utah Army National Guard 2-211 Aviation Battalion battle forest fires in northern Utah, Aug. 12, 2013. The National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk dropped more than 8,500 gallons of water in one day on two separate fires in northern Utah. The "state fire" started from a lighting strike eight miles west of Portage, Utah.

Vintage Photograph. Home on fire firefighters spraying.

DM-ST-88-06903. Subject Operation/Series: MAD MOMENT Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firefighter Fighting Large Fire

Firemen blaze intervention

An Aegis Teckeval missile is launched from a Vertical Launch System (VLS) aboard the guided missile ship USS NORTON SOUND (AVM-1) near the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC), Point Mugu, Calif. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-85-01040. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A firefighter waits for his companions before tackling the flames on a simulated aircraft. Firefighters with Fire and Emergency Services at the Naval Station Mayport, Fla., are taking part in training exercises at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Pad 30.

1970s ANONYMOUS VOLUNTEER FIREMEN SPRAYING WATER HOSES FIGHTING RURAL HOUSE FIRE WITH FIRE TRUCK IN FOREGROUND

Germany, Lower Saxony, East Frisia, Easter fire in Twixlum close Emden

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade provide a mortar barrage for paratroopers advancing on an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 29, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade provide a mortar barrage for paratroopers advancing on an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 29, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

French Armed Forces firefighter Sgt. Lorenzo Thomas carries a mannequin out of a burning building during a Fire Department training event on Mihail Kogălniceanu Airbase, Romania, Jan. 20, 2024. The 467th Firefighter Engineer Detachment conducted a timed training event with their French counterparts to enforce life-saving methods and instill cohesion and interoperability between the forces.

SAN DIEGO (July 12, 2020) A fire continues to be fought into the evening on board the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12, 2020. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018.

DN-SC-87-11803. Base: Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Firefighters with the 775th Fire & Emergency Services Flight respond to a simulated attack and aircraft fire during a Phase 2 exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 14, 2022. The exercise evaluated Airmen's ability to survive and operate in wartime and contingency environments.

The Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration takes place during the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The MAGTF Demo displays the coordinated use of close-air support, artillery and infantry forces, and provides a visual representation of how the Marine Corps operates. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

An explosion in a forested valley caused by detonating munitions during a Cooperative Blast mission in an area south of Camp Bedrock, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Firemen fighting a house fire.

Special forces operator in black uniform in the smoke. assault in the smoke

060102-A-5886H-109. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTRAL COMMAND

Two crash fire rescue Marines fight an extremely hot jet fuel fire to sharpen their skills in the event a real fire emergency were to arise. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Bambi Bucket attached to a Ch-47 Helicopter from the 2-149th, TXARNG, dumps water on a blaze nearing property. Texas National Guard crews launched out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility to fight wild fires threatening homes and property near Bastrop, Texas, Sept. 6.

Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - Katrina - 26-HK-216-11. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-67. Hurricane Katrina

020413-F-2902B-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Marines and fire crew on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., respond to wildfires ablaze in southern California May 14, 2014. The Tomahawk fire, in the northeast section of Camp Pendleton has burned more than 6,000 acres forcing evacuations of housing areas on base and various schools both on and off base. Aircraft from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and the Camp Pendleton Fire Department worked in coordination with CALFIRE to prevent fires from spreading off base. Marine officials are coordinating with CALFIRE for the further use of military aircraft pending the wildfire status within San Diego County.

An Iraqi tank destroyed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

169th Fighter Wing Fire Department and Rescue personnel, South Carolina Air National Guard, fight a simulated aircraft fire at the fire fighting training facility, Logan Airport Boston, Massachusetts, 25 July 1999. Base: Logan Airport, Boston State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040112-F-5508G-020. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DF-ST-89-09903. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from A Co, 116 Brigade Engineer Battalion, detonate an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) during a live-fire training exercise at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 12, 2019. NTC is a month-long rotation that provides more than 4,000 service members from 31 states, including units from 13 National Guard states and territories, with realistic training to enhance their combat, support and sustainment capabilities.

An oil well fire rages out of control after being set by occupying Iraqi forces prior to their retreat from the region during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

At 0101 hours a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches from a North Vandenberg launch site. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Texas State Forrest Service, Fredricksburg Task Force strike team firefighters, ignite a controlled "burn-out" to manage the area of a large wildfire Apr. 9, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis demolition range area. JBSA-Camp Bullis comprises more than 27,000 acres of ranges, training areas, and wild-lands on San Antonios North side and is a crucial training location for service members from Joint Base San Antonio.

A UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter crewed by U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, and firefighters from Westover Air Reserve Base Fire Department, releases water over a simulated fire during aerial firefighting training at Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Massachusetts, May 25, 2022. The Bambi Bucket, first developed in 1982, can carry and release up to 324 gallons of water.

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division use white phosphorus rounds to create a smoke screen during a fire support coordination exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 1, 2022. Steel Knight is an annual combined arms live-fire exercise which ensures 1st MARDIV is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare in contested spaces, and is purpose-built to facilitate future operations afloat and ashore.

North Macedonian soldiers conduct Fire Phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. KFOR 31, is multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

October 8, 2001 - A Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) is launched from aboard the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) in a strike against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Aftermath from a terrorist attack of the Pentagon, September 11, 2001. Shortly after 8 a.m. on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200, shortly after it took off from Dulles International Airport just outside Washington DC. The hijackers herded up the 64 passengers toward the rear of the aircraft using knives and paper cutters then flew a circuitous route that took them away then back toward Washington. At about 9:45 a.m. they flew the aircraft and passengers into the side of the Pentagon. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five .... Complete Scene Caption: Aftermath from a terrorist attack of the Pentagon, September 11, 2001. Shortly after 8 a.m. on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boein

Large apartment fire

Vintage Photograph. Firefighters battling a house fire with hoses and emergency equipment.

Soldiers from Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct Crowd Riot Control training with improvised incendiary devices (Molotov Cocktails) called Fire-phobia training with Soldiers from the Kosovo Tactical Reserve Battalion at Camp Novo Selo, KosovoJune 18, 2022. Together with our partners KFOR is commited to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in a fair and impartial manner

DEU Germany: Exercise of a SWAT Team Hemer on a special police training ground.

010912-D-9402G-007. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile, armed with a live 1,000-pound Bullpup conventional warhead, detonates and destroys its target, a warehouse-size concrete and steel structure with 7,000-pound concrete roof panels. The missile was launched from a submerged submarine underway off the coast of Southern California and has flown more than 400 miles to find its target. (Fourth view in a series of four). Country: Unknown

A fire is set inside a vandalized bank during clashes with Colombia's riot police (ESMAD) as people protest in an anti government protest against president Ivan Duque and Police Brutality after a month of demonstrations that had left at least 45 dead in unrest and police abuse of authority cases, in Medellin, Antioquia - Colombia on May 28, 2021.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Stephen Messenger practices training with Fort McCoy firefighters Sept. 12, 2022, at a fire training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Firefighters regularly hold training to improve skills. The fire department was reaccredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International earlier in 2022. The fire department is one of more than 200 agencies to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International and the Center for Public Safety Excellence. (Photo by Hunter Young, Fort McCoy Fire Department)

1960s FIREMAN IN ASBESTOS SUIT STANDING IN SMOKE AND FLAMES

Firefighters extinguish the flames from a car that was loaded with a bomb and exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters Building. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Gaza City. Palestine. February 15th, 2023. Palestinians inspect a wedding photography studio that was damaged in the aftermath of Israeli raids on Gaza City.

North Macedonian soldiers conduct fire phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.

New York City fire fighter north of the collapsed Twin Towers. Behind him are other firemen, fire trucks, and rescue vehicles. In the background is smoke and pulverized building debris of the collapsed North and South Towers of the World Trade Center. New York City, Sept. 11, 2001. (BSLOC_2015_2_41)

STAR WARS: EPISODE III-REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005), directed by GEORGE LUCAS.

VILLANOVA DEL GHEBBO ITALY 23 MARCH 2021 Fire on the street with firefighters

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