Fires and Emergency Response

Dramatic scenes of fires and firefighters in action, illustrating the intensity of emergency situations and the bravery of responders.

Vintage Photograph. Firefighter bravely tackles raging blaze in intense night scene.

Vintage Photograph. Firefighter bravely tackles raging blaze in intense night scene.

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)

Four firefighters extinguishing a fire

Fighterfighters battle a blaze during live burn training at the Anthony "Tony" Canale Training Center in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., Sept. 18, 2018. New Jersey state and Delaware Air National Guard firefighters teamed up with civilian instructors for the training that focused on fire suppression in small structures.

Air Force firefighters assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing train with civilian firefighters to remove simulated victims from a burning aircraft April 2, 2013, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, New York. The Airmen are assigned to the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron. Kellogg University provided the mock aircraft, which burned propane at an estimated 1,200 degrees.

SSgt. Jack Simonds, a firefighter with the Gowen Field Fire Department, instructs a fellow Gowen Field firefighter on how to recognize the signs of flashover during a training in a specialized mobile burn trailer, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Sept. 13, 2019. The training provided an opportunity to see what flashover looks like and figure out how to deal with it, how to prevent it, and how to react and escape if encountered.

Staff Sgt. Chris Voth, 114th Air National Guard Civil Engineer Squadron fire fighter crew chief, carries a propane lighter used ignite a training fire at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 13, 2008. Pit fires occur regularly to improve training and readiness. This training event involved Ellsworth Airmen as well as South Dakota Air National Guard members.

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Rockport, Fourth of July, firemen at the Rockport Bonfire

Three firefighters standing in an attack line using a fog sprayer against the flames in Minnesota, U.S.A.

The 1,000-pound conventional warhead of a BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile detonates over its target, a revetted aircraft, during a test conducted by the Joint Cruise Missiles Project. The missile was launched from a submerged submarine 400 miles off the coast of California. Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040323-F-4905S-016. Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

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)

House engulfed in flames.

U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing battle a blaze as it forms into a fire tornado during a training exercise at the Military Sealift Command Training Center East in Freehold, N.J., on Dec. 5. The facility, which is one of two Sealift Command fire training sites in the country, offers an array of firefighting scenarios for students. The 177th Fighter Wing is based out of Atlantic City International Airport, N.J.

Albanian soldiers conduct crowd riot control training during Kosovo Forces 33 Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in Hohenfels Training Area. Germany, Feb. 5, 2024.KFOR 33 MRE is a training event conducted to prepare the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and multinational partners for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

U.S. Marines with Aircraft, Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, wait for fire to take over the area before they put it out on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 4, 2022. MCAS Cherry Point Marines and Coastal Carolina Regional Airport personnel conducted this joint exercise to enhance the efficiency of their firefighters, build interagency cohesion, and share knowledge and experience.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Sue Thompson, 97th Mission Support Group senior enlisted leader, and a firefighter from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, put out a fire during a live-burn training at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 12, 2022. At the fire department training grounds, there is a small model of an aircraft which is used for live-burn training.

A U.S. Air Force Humvee driven by Tactical Air Control Party Airman with the New Jersey Air National Guards 227th Air Support Operations Squadron drives on Warren Grove Range, N.J., Jan. 31, 2019. The New Jersey Airmen trained with A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the Maryland Air National Guards 104th Fighter Squadron as well as F-16C Fighting Falcons from New Jerseys own 119th Fighter Squadron despite record low temperatures due to a polar vortex. The polar vortex is shuttling Arctic air across the Northeastern United States.

Detonating ordnance lights the night sky during a live fire Exercise "mad moment.". Subject Operation/Series: MAD MOMENT Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two Michigan Air National Guard firefighters fight a fire from a fire truck performing night burn training during Agile Rage 22, at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 9, 2022. Agile Rage provides realistic training opportunities for both the Air Force and our coalition partners, so they can better operate in the battlefield of the future.

Battleship USS Missouri firing its guns

DN-ST-89-04428. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010405-M-7502M-030. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

040614-F-4884R-003. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020503-F-0675P-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN)

Oil well fires rage outside Kuwait City in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. The wells were set on fire by Iraqi forces before they were ousted from the region by coalition forces.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Marines with aircraft rescue and firefighting extinguish a fuel fire during fuel-pit fire training on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma May 31. Once a fuel-pit fire is ignited, it will continue to burn until the Marines use their skills to extinguish it by submerging it in water.

DN-ST-90-03760. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Soldier uses a flamethrower to ignite a controlled fire near Al Anaflsah, Iraq, to eliminate brush from roadsides so bombs cannot be concealed, Sept. 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.

National Guard Soldiers and Airmen spray water from a fire truck turret onto a mock aircraft burn pit to put out a simulated aircraft fire while training during National Guard training exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 17, 2016. The structural live fire training is an annual requirement for National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, and can only be done at training sites with the proper facilities, such as Volk Field. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guards capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Fire at the workshop of the Eyder Technical Service in Solo. The fire a leg truck. November 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Solo

030406-F-3615B-161. Base: Martinsburg State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - The 633d Civil Engineer Squadron fire department subdues a fire during a simulated aircraft crash at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2022. The small aircraft trainer provides firefighters the opportunity to hone in on their skills and speed to extinguish flames in order to save lives during emergency situations.

Soviet naval personnel watch a Firefighting School demonstration at the base. The Slava-class guided missile cruiser MARSHAL USTINOV (CG-088), the Sovremenny-class guided missile destroyer OTLICHNYY (DDG-434) and the oiler GENRIKH GASANOV are making the first-ever Soviet naval visit to a U.S. military port. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment burn down a Taliban safehouse discovered during operations in the Paktika province of Afghanistan March 30, 2007.

Infantrymen Moving Past Fire Started by Enemy Shelling, Rhineland Campaign, Germany, 1945

Spc. Jovanna Pullett, 108th Sustainment Brigade, operates a fire extinguisher during safety training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2019.

Firefighters using hose among clouds of smoke.

special forces soldiers team in urban environment making tactical assault action

148th Fighter Wing first responders and 25 partnering agencies participated in a full-scale Triennial exercise at the Duluth International Airport, Duluth, Minnesota on June 2, 2022. The exercise simulated an aircraft striking a piece of large construction equipment upon touching down on the runway. Full-scale exercises like this exercise communication and response with diverse response agencies with a goal of saving lives and ensuring airport infrastructure is available for the community in a swift manner. (Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

Burning car, tank vehicle explosion, shooting, TV series Cobra 11

A detail shot shows the moment the red-illumination flare end of a MK-124 is ignited during a pyrotechnics training shoot aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901), Aug. 26, 2022. Pyrotechnics shoots are conducted to familiarize the crew with proper usage of their water survival gear.

House burning at night with firefighters and smoke

Firefighters wearing proximity suits battle a fuel fire during a training exercise. Base: Seneca Army Depot, Romulus State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

100826-N-2344B-056PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 26, 2010) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling)Airman Timothy Muis and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) AirmanStephen Keith inspect the flight deck during an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) systems check aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

060601-F-1644L-055. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Firefighters work to put out the flames 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)

VILLANOVA DEL GHEBBO ITALY 23 MARCH 2021 Firefighters emergency scene

1980s SILHOUETTE OF ANONYMOUS FIREFIGHTER TALKING ON HAND-HELD RADIO

DN-SC-85-01055. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Detroit, Michigan, Firefighters battle a fire which destroyed a vacant home in Detroit's Morningside neighborhood. The city has tens of thousands of vacant homes due to population loss and mortgage and tax foreclosures.

Sevastopol, Crimea, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2016: Military-historical festival in Crimea. Battle for Sevastopol

010912-A-0000D-016. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Critical Skills Operator with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command uses a torch to cut through a metal door to gain entry on a building during Marine Special Operation School's Master Breacher's Course at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 5, 2015. CSO's learn to overcome obstacles such as walls, fences and doors using a range of breaching methods including mechanical, ballistic, thermal and explosive during the course.

An Albanian soldier conducts "fire phobia" training during Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR 33) Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 3, 2024. The KFOR 33 MRE is a multinational training event conducted to prepare NATO allies for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

041006-A-6896F-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Speicher State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 254TH ENGINEER GROUP, CHIPPEWA F

During controlled field fires, the firefighters were able to test various extinguishing methods, from the swatter to the jet pipe

Vintage Photograph. Firefighters battling a house fire in a dramatic rescue effort.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel EsquerMontoya, an Automotive Maintenance Technician with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, and Sgt. Michael Weeks, Fire Support Marine with Fox Battery, demonstrate the use of a small burner to melt snow into water during exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 25, 2024. EsquerMontoya and Weeks conducted a comprehensive cold weather class, covering essential techniques needed for successful operations in extreme cold weather environments and enhancing the Marines' preparedness for arctic conditions. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise showcasing the military's capabilities in extreme cold weather, highlighting joint force readiness, and reinforcing the U.S. military's commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. EsquerMontoya is a native of Garland, Colorado. Weeks is a native of Rocky Mount, North Ca

The burned out hull of a United States Army, M2A2 Bradley, Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 2nd infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division (Mechanized), Vilseck, Germany. The vehicle caught fire while returning from force protection was immediately evacuated of all passengers, ammunitions and five tow missles before it burst into flames. The cause of the fire is unknown. Operation JOINT GUARD, Camp Bedrock, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 27 May1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Bedrock Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Firefighter fighting with flame using fire hose chemical water foam spray engine. Fireman wear hard hat, body safe suit uniform for protection. Rescue training in fire fighting extinguisher

AIRMAN (AMN) Joseph Coleman, USAF, a firefighter assigned to the 355th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), waits for the water pressure to build as he prepare to extinguish a fire that erupted near an undisclosed airfield. AMN Coleman and five other fire fighters from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, deployed with the 355th AEG to a classified location in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Flag Decommissioning Ceremony

Firefighters control the fire of a burning house

Firefighters at Pier 4 of the Naval Station work to extinguish a fire that started in a Naval Supply Center building, and eventually spread to the converted Raleigh class command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF 3). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

New York, N.Y., Sep. 14, 2001 New York City firefighters conducting response operations at the World Trade Center site. New York Terrorist Attack. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Spec ops police officer SWAT during assault operation. SWAT assault operation

Firefighters with Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD) participate in 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)

Example of Rocket-Propelled Grenade Damage

Valencia, 09/11/2017. Fire in the city of justice of Valencia. Photo: Mikel Ponce Archdc.

SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL - ESCENA DE UN BOMBARDEO EN UN BARCO DE GUERRA.

Spec ops police officer SWAT during assault operation. SWAT assault operation

020317-F-6809H-006. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A fireball from a GBU-24 low-level laser-guided bomb at it explodes on its target, a moving truck. The bomb was launched 2 1/2-miles away on Eglin Range C-52N by the 3246th Test Wing. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Colour photograph of a New York Fire-fighter amid the rubble of the World Trade Centre following the 9/11 attacks. Dated 2001

010911-F-1934G-010. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-180. Hurricane Katrina

Black smoke

DN-SC-87-06602. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Police training in North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW, task forces consisting of 100 police officers each in exercise area, practicing police operations for use during large-scale demonstrations, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

051227-A-7359K-042. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Mchenry State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

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