Oil Firefighting Operations

Scenes of firefighters battling oil well fires post-Desert Storm, highlighting firefighting efforts amid hazardous conditions with flames and smoke.

Cropped view of people in fire extinguishing approach training

Firefighters from the Boots and Coots Oil Well Firefighting Company pour water on a blazing well after capping it in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. The well, situated in the Ahman Oil Fields, is one of many set afire by Iraqi forces prior to their retreat from Kuwait.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ahman Oil Fields Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Cropped view of people in fire extinguishing approach training

Dark smoke fills the sky as Kuwaiti oil wells set afire by retreating Iraqi troops continue to burn following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

070523-F-9059M-226. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070523-F-9059M-232. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Georgia Army National Guard (GA NG), conducts "fire phobia" training during Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR 33) Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 2, 2024. KFOR 33 MRE is a multinational training event conducted to prepare the 48th IBCT (GA NG) for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

040619-A-6713J-047. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Infantry Division

BREMERTON, Wash. (March 22, 2018) Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) practice firefighting skills and techniques by battling a simulated fire at the Bremerton International Emergency Services Training Center. Sailors assigned to surface ships in Bremerton undergo damage control training at the Bremerton International Emergency Services Training Center to prepare them for scenarios that they may come across at sea.

S88-54945 (6 Dec 1988) --- The STS-29 crewmembers are trained in procedures to follow in the event of a fire with their spacecraft. Here, Astronauts Michael L. Coats (far left), mission commander, and James P. Bagian, mission specialist, follow the lead of two fellow crewmembers as they extinguish a fire. The astronauts in front of the action are Robert C. Springer, mission specialist, and John E. Blaha, pilot. Not pictured is James F. Buchli, mission specialist. Their instructor, center, is Robert Fife of NASA's security staff. The training took place on the northern end of the 1625-acre JSC facility.

A firefighter from Norton Air Force Base sprays water on a house fire with a fire-truck gun during the four-day Panorama brush fire, which started in canyons north of town and has been whipped out of control by 40-50 mph winds. Base: San Bernardino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (3/5) perform a controlled detonation on a tree line in Sangin District, Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2010. The Marines clear a tree line to give a patrol base (PB) the capability to observe and support a new observation post. The battalion is one of the combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 2 whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan.

DF-ST-87-08154. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEACH '86 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) engineers from Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT 1), destroy a truck carrying enemy artillery in Saddam City, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Saddam City Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-ST-88-06893. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph of USS Arizona Burns at Pearl Harbor after Japanese AttackUSS Arizona burns at Pearl Harbor after Japanese attack.

U.S. Soldier trying to Extinguish Flames of Burning Republic P-47 Fighter Plane on Ground during Invasion of Normandy, Cotentin Peninsula, France, June 1944

Four firefighters extinguishing a fire

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a live fire demolition exercises at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Dec. 7, 2022.The exercise was held to demonstrate different demolition and explosive breaching training techniques. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

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.

1980s TWO FIREFIGHTERS WEARING FACE SHIELDS USING FIRE HOSE TO BATTLE HOUSE FIRE BLAZE

A fire set by retreating Iraqi forces burns at a Kuwaiti oil facility following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

USS Missouri

Members of the Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Fire and Rescue battle a live fire at the "Burn Building" training facility Dvoer, DE. The fire fighters at Dover AFB train hard to uphold the title "Best in AMC.". Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Contributor Fire department sprayed extinguishing water from fire hoses during an exercise. Copyright: xZoonar.com/JFsxPicxFactory xThielemannx 10474547

Members of the Marine Corps Reserve extinguish a fire during their annual training at the Marine Corps Combat Center. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marine Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide ground security during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of 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.

U.S. Marine Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide ground security during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration of 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.

Top view of the fire-damaged CHIEF of Chaplains Building. Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Instructors watch as a student hose team battles a blaze engulfing a simulated aircraft during an exercise at the Norfolk Fleet Training Center Firefighting School. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

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. Air Force firefighters from the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville, Fla., and the 71st Fighter Wing, Langley, Va., extinguish a fire in a burn pit at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Ga., March 13, 2010. The burn pit, a live-fire training simulator, recreates most scenarios of a real aircraft fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shelley Gill/Released)

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

Herberth Gaekel instructs Honduran and Belize firefighters through a simulated fuel fire during a four-day Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences exercise Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. CENTAM SMOKE allows U.S. and Central American firefighters a chance for team-building and training. Gaekel is the 612th Air Base Squadron Fire Department fire inspector.

020503-F-0675P-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN)

Fireworks in Oslo; to celebrate the liberation of Norway after World War Two

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.

U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing, extinguish an aircraft fire during a training exercise at the Phelps Collins Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, October 16, 2010. Firefighters from the 180 FW are doing annual training to prepare them for various rescue situations.

Members from the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and MidAmerica Fire Department put out a controlled fire on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 12, 2022. This training is required to be completed by each firefighter to be certified by the Federal Aviation Agency to perform duties on flightlines.

Firefighter training in Katonah, New York.

Lava escapes from a volcanic fissure in Pahoa, Hawaii, May 30, 2018. Destruction continues on the island of Hawaii in the wake of the Kilauea Volcano eruption. The Hawaii National Guard's Joint Task Force 5-0 is supporting efforts by state and local civil authorities to respond to the natural disaster.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG), participate in fire phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR 31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare the 76th IBCT (INARNG) for their deployment to Kosovo Regional Command East.

An Iraqi tank explodes after an attack by the 1ST United Kingdom Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Special forces operators in black uniforms in the smoke.

Controlled Explosions at Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

American and Filipino firefighters from the 3rd Civil Engineering fire department man hoses in an attempt to contain the fire engulfing the U.S. Facilities 3rd Supply Squadron covered storage area 11A. Damages were estimated to be $3 million. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A Mark 7 16-inch/50 caliber gun is fired aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) as night shelling of Iraqi targets takes place along the northern Kuwaiti coast during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A firefighter at Readiness Command 22 extinguishes a fire during a training exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-84-01015. Base: White Sands State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Fire Fighters assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting (ARFF), train to extinguish fires inside the mock aircraft fire pit, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina (SC). Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fire brigade personnel cool fire broke out in LPG tanker with water shots at Kurla Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

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DF-ST-86-12924. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firefighters fighting fire

110621-N-UK248-017NORFOLK (June 21, 2011) U.S. Navy Sailors and sailors assigned to the Danish navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (D 33) and RFS ADM Chabanenko (DD 650) fight a simulated fire at the Farrier Fire Fighting School during the annual FRUKUS 2011 (French, Russian, United Kingdom, United States) event. FRUKUS is an invitational exercise designed to enhance communication and interoperability between the navies of France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Firefighters from the participating countries conduct fire training exercises for the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) training operation during the Cobra Gold 2024 exercise at the Disaster Relief Training Center, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024. The HADR training exercise is a demonstration within the Cobra Gold exercise in which participating nations train with the intention of preparing for an emergency; that consists of search and rescue, emergency medical services, medical evacuation, hazardous material decontamination, and fire suppression. Joint exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise, held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Washington Army National Guard

Burning locust. 1925, Middle East

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. 23, 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.

030327-M-2306K-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramaylah Oil Field Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Weltkulturerbe Marschland, in Basra, 10.03.2023

U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, practice responding to an aircraft fuel fire during an exercise on MCAS Miramar, Feb. 3, 2023. ARFF Marines conduct these exercises to maintain a state of readiness in case of emergency.

030820-F-2021H-002. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Marine Fire Reverse in action (fire exercise firefighting) at the School for NBCD (Nuclear, Bacteriological, Chemical, Damage Control) and Safety Safety (March 1990).

Firefighters the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron, put out an aircraft structural fire during live-fire training, Sept. 9, 2022 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The training exposes the firefighters to heat and smoke as well as low- to zero-visibility, which overloads the senses and makes them revert to the training learned over the years to accomplish the objectives set forth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick OReilly)

DF-ST-88-02896. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040917-N-0000X-001. Base: Gorton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

Municipality worker performing last rites of a person, who died from COVID-10 coronavirus disease in Guwahati.

DA-SC-86-08934. Base: Chipyomg-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Two Air Force fireman move forward to extinguish the fire from a simulated helicopter crash during US Southern Command canal defense exercise Black Fury II. Units of the Army, Navy and Air Force are taking part in the exercise. This shot takes place at Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) warm themselves around a fire in a barrel at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

U.S. Marine Corps firefighters from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Royal Thai Navy firefighters work together to extinguish an aircraft fire simulating a crash Feb. 20, 2018, during aircraft extraction training at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. The training was conducted as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Cobra Gold, held from Feb. 13-23 in its 37th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force in the Kingdom of Thailand to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region.

An airman moves away after setting off a smoke bomb during a local Salty Nation exercise, the last to be held at Zweibrucken prior to the base's closure. Salty Nation exercises are conducted to test the ability of units to perform in nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) warfare situations. Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020823-N-9999X-003. Base: Naval Air Station, San Clemente State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Pt. Mugu, Calif.

Demonstrators throw molotov bombs to Colombia's riot police (ESMAD) armored trucks 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.

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 27, 2012) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG-83) simulate fighting a flight deck fire while training at the Center for Naval Engineering Firefighting School at Naval Base San Diego.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

Flame-throwers scorch the sodden oval at the Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, as the Army aided in preparing the ground for next week's Show. August 5, 1950.

Firefighter extinguishes a heptane 2B-Pan fire with a 2-BTP extinguisher, Illinois, Chicago, USA, North America

"Two F4D's burning after crash in mid air over Vella Lavella." Caption on Negative Sleeve: "Accident at Vella. Plane No. 1 burns at left; No. 2 smolders at right, while tail of No. 2 lies in foreground after crashing on the airstrip.".

Warehouse fire in Garden District of New Orleans

Huge fireballs generated by simulated bombing run by CF-18 at Abbotsford International Air Show 2006

A pyrotechnic display erupts during the joint forces demonstration at the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 31, 2022. The joint forces demonstration brings together teams across the U.S. Air Force, Army and Alaska National Guard, to showcase teamwork and coordination through a simulated combat scenario.

041113-A-1067B-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

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.

TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970), directed by RICHARD FLEISCHER.

Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Sea, was besieged for 11 months. Detail. Museum of Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol. Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine.

SPAIN - Alt Penedés (district) - Catalonia - Barcelona. Alt Penedés: Sant Sadurní d´Anoia; Fiesta / Festa de la "Filoxera" en memoria de esta plaga de la vid

Airmen, Soldiers, U.S. civilians and local Afghans from Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul celebrate New Year's Eve around a bonfire at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan.

Firefighters from Norton Air Force Base battle house fires resulting from the four-day Panorama brush fire, which started in canyons north of town and has been whipped out of control by 40-50 mph winds. Base: San Bernardino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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