Firefighter Training and Drills

Images depict firefighters in full gear conducting training exercises, including buddy checks and damage control drills. The scenes showcase teamwork and readiness in hazardous environments.

Group of firefighters holding water hoses
Group of firefighters holding water hoses
365 assets in this story
6177-V53558264
6145-55883571
An 8th Civil Engineer Squadron fire services flight firefighter, rescues a simulated victim during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 19, 2022. During the training, firefighters practiced safely entering the building, rescuing victims, and locating and extinguishing the flames.
6145-55184475
Koya Higa, a firefighter with Camp Kinser Fire Station, Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC), poses for a photo at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2023. MCIPAC firefighters conducted fire simulation training to maintain readiness and proficiency for any future emergencies.
6145-45003798
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Special Rescue Operations firefighters with NASA Fire Rescue Services in the Protective Services Office at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida practice vehicle extrication training at an auto salvage yard near the center. A firefighter uses a special hydraulic tool to cut through the vehicle in order to remove the roof. They will use the Jaws of Life on the vehicle to simulate the rescue of a trapped and injured person. Other rescue equipment includes axes and tools to punch through and clear away windshields and windows. Kennedys firefighters recently achieved Pro Board Certification in aerial fire truck operations. With the completion of vehicle extrication and Jaws of Life training, the Protective Services Office is one step closer to achieving certification in vehicle machinery extrication. Kennedys firefighters are with G4S Government Solutions Inc., on the Kennedy Protective Services Contract.
6145-55874272
375th Civil Engineering squadron firefighters rehearse a basement fire at the fire training grounds on Scott Air Force Base, July 15, 2022. The fire training grounds are used to create scenarios where firefighters can practice their skills.
6145-54225049
NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 12, 2022) - First Responders from Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Emergency Services along with Commander, Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Luckett observed the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at Fire Station 1 onboard NBG, Sept. 12. Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), police officers, Chief Petty Officers (CPO), and CPO Selects from throughout the region participated in the ceremony to pay tribute to the lives of 343 firefighters, 62 law enforcement officers, eight emergency medical technicians, and 2,581 civilians who were lost during the attacks. The ceremony included 10 full blasts from the airhorns symbolizing the signal made to evacuate the World Trade Center, followed by a moment of silence. Firefighters also marked the anniversary with a stair climb at the Charles King Fitness Center. The firefighters assigned 15-
6203-V65650512
6145-48904316
Master Sgt. Christopher Sleeper drives Santa Claus to the scene of the Christmas tree lighting ceremony Dec. 16, 2011 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Although Kunsan AB is an unaccompanied tour, a few boys and girls were in the crowd while they were visiting their parents stationed in Korea. Sleeper is the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief.
6145-52060190
Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-49. Hurricane Katrina
6145-52079901
Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-432-71. Pack it up. Hurricane Katrina
6177-V53472381
7137-70493946
Firefighters respond to a house fire in Boise, Idaho.
6145-54216668
221014-N-IX644-2086 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 14, 2022) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Kyra Martinez, from Phoenix, and Engineman Fireman Elijah Cayce, from Detroit, both assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), remove firefighting ensemble after a drill, Oct. 14, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
6145-54441995
DN-ST-87-02971. Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)
6145-55884377
A Royal Saudi Air Force firefighter uses a hydraulic-extrication rescue tool to pry a van door open at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 23, 2022. The host nation integration firefighting and other partnership training help the USAF and RSAF forge a resolute partnership while showing potential regional aggressors PSABs capabilities and how together the sum is greater than the parts.
1828R-90082
Firefighter, Florida, USA
6145-51903002
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 7, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) participate in a damage control drill at sea, Oct. 77, 2022. Frank Cable, forward-deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms, and re-provisions submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific region.
4009-V65527564
6203-V65650358
6145-54177974
220810-N-HS181-1037 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 10, 2022) Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Jeremy Newman, a native of Woodland, Calif., participates in a damage control drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Aug. 10. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.
1848-61710870
Firefighters, response squad for fire fighting, wearing protective clothing made of Nomex, a helmet with a visor, a fire axe, respiratory protective equipment with a compressed air bottle, a flashlight, a two-way radio, a fire hose nozzle, a fire hose in a carry basket, c-hose, safety rope, professional firefighters from the Berufsfeuerwehr Essen, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
6145-54113172
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 92nd Engineering Battalion in Fort Stewart, Georgia, conducted search and rescue operations during Guardian Response 22 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, May 7, 2022. The homeland emergency response exercise validates an Army units ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities in an event of a chemical, biological and nuclear catastrophe.
6145-55862518
Air Force fire protection specialists assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron carry a simulated casualty while participating in Mission Assurance Exercise 22-6 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 25, 2022. MAE 22-6 tested JBERs emergency response capabilities following a mock-down aircraft accident.
6145-54177977
220810-N-HS181-1032 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 10, 2022) Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Jeremy Newman, a native of Woodland, Calif., dons firefighting gear during a damage control drill aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Aug.10. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.
6145-54416293
A disaster drill participant directs a firetruck. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
6145-44536983
DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'
1660R-55382
Portrait of a firefighter
6145-54252665
Team Dover Airmen drive emergency service vehicles during the 2022 Fire Prevention Week parade at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 14, 2022. Dover AFB fire and emergency services drove through base housing to spread awareness on fire prevention week to base housing residents and their families.
4048-22157257
NYC firemen at the World Trade Center, Sept. 29, 2001. Recovery operations continued for months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (BSLOC_2015_2_110)
6145-55164393
Fort Rucker firefighters perform a test on a HAZMAT response suit during an exercise at the fire department training ground Oct. 13. (Photo Credit: Jim Hughes)
6145-52098067
DN-SC-85-01022. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
6145-52180082
A fireman pumps life saving air into a victim during a civilian and military mass causality exercise at the Alyeska Pipeline in Valdez, Alaska hosted by the Alaskan Command, during exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. A fireman pumps life saving air into a victim during a civilian and military mass causality exercise at the Alyeska Pipeline in Valdez, Alaska hosted by the Alaskan Command, during exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002.
6145-55906486
Center, Emanuele Zumbo firefighter wears special clothing, called bunker-gear, used in case of fire, right Anthony Culletto lead firefighter explains the use of bunker-gear Camp Darby, Italy, Oct. 11, 2022.
6145-52901352
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremiah Johnson, a gunners mate assigned to USCGC Stone (WMSL 758), responds to a simulated fire during a drill aboard the Stone in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, March 13, 2023. Stone is on a scheduled multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean to counter illicit maritime activities and strengthen relationships for maritime sovereignty throughout the region.
6145-54213026
Firefighters operate a ladder truck Oct. 5, 2022, during daily operations at the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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.
6145-54246974
Firefighters operate a ladder truck Oct. 5, 2022, during daily operations at the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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.
6177-V53558308
6145-54252097
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Gunderson, a firefighter assigned to the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, poses with Sparky the Fire Dog at a demonstration on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 13, 2022. The fire safety demonstration was held to familiarize children with the appearance of a fully equipped firefighter and explain basic fire safety.
6145-52197979
US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joey LeBlanc from the 48th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, receives a C-Collar from a member of the Suffolk Fire Brigade during a recent exercise. A C-Collar is used for neck stabilization. The 48th CES held the joint exercise with the English fire department on quick responses to aircraft and vehicle accidents. The exercise is conducted twice a year. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
6145-55871237
NAVAL BASE Guam (July 11, 2022) - Federal firefighters practice patient transfer during a joint training exercise in U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG), June 29. Joint Region Marianas Fire and Emergency Services Units from NBG and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz joined the Guam National Guard for joint response training.
6145-48907228
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Queenland Urban Search and Rescue Taskforce wait to process through the base receiving personnel line here March 14, to assist with Japan's earthquake and tsunami recovery effort.
6145-54432104
DF-ST-86-12949. Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)
6145-52169943
010912-A-0000D-046. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
6145-52098080
DN-SC-85-01035. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
290-1583F
7066-70140845
Firefighter march down a firebreak, getting ready to defend their position from the approaching fire.
6145-51958557
Firefighter
6145-54250821
Dave Herman, 423d Civil Engineer Squadron assistant chief of fire prevention, demonstrates the dangers of a grease fire during a safety briefing at RAF Alconbury, England, Oct. 12, 2022. The demonstration was part of Fire Prevention Week in which firefighters from the 423d CES educated Airmen and dependents on proper fire safety habits.
6145-55896382
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Perez, the training non-commissioned officer for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, poses for a portrait during a memorial stair climb on MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2022. The firefighters with ARFF climbed 2,200 stairs to memorialize and pay honor to the lives lost during the attacks on the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City.
6145-55899835
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Perez, the training non-commissioned officer for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, poses for a portrait during a memorial stair climb on MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 11, 2022. The firefighters with ARFF climbed 2,200 stairs to memorialize and pay honor to the lives lost during the attacks on the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City.
6145-51916651
Service Members from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and local German firefighters pose for a photo during a Fire Prevention Week open house at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 22, 2022. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week.
4316-826
Showing Off Firefighting Protective Gear
6145-55184688
OKINAWA, Japan (March 29, 2023) Community members, participating in the Okinawa Leadership Workshop, watch a fire demonstration on White Beach Naval Facility, March 29, 2022. The workshop provided influential Okinawan leaders the unique opportunity to see and learn how the U.S. military operates, supports, and defends the region. Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa played a major role in organizing and hosting the event. CFAO maintains and operates facilities to support the U.S. Navy's naval and aviation assets in the Indo-Pacific region.
6145-54504007
US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Sandy Sanders (right) a strike team leader, and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Karl Schave fight a raging brush fire near Sato Cano Air Base, Honduras. From AIRMAN Magazine, August 2000 article "Some Like It Hot.". US Air Force Staff Sergeant Sandy Sanders (right) a strike team leader, and USAF Senior Airman Karl Schave fight a raging brush fire near Sato Cano Air Base, Honduras. From Airman Magazine, August 2000 article "Some Like It Hot."
6145-52098056
DN-SC-85-01012. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
6145-58884187
240107-N-OG286-1301 AYASE, Japan (Jan. 7, 2023) - Members of the Yamato city fire department held the 60th Yamato Fire Department New Years Ceremony in Hikichidai Park Reiwa Square to demonstrate the cities fire fighting capabilities. NAF Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Fleet Air Western Pacific, Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW) 5, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 and 23 other tenant commands, and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.
6145-55908372
Members of the United States Army Garrison Bavaria (USAG-B) Fire Department conducted an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 18, 2022. The USAG-B Fire Department conducts EOD in order to safely mulch areas of the training area to create firebreaks.
6019-67129871
Firefighters' Emergency Response in Sibiu
4409-19652833
JOSH BROLIN in ONLY THE BRAVE (2017), directed by JOSEPH KOSINSKI.
6145-54231145
NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 12, 2022) - First Responders from Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Emergency Services along with Commander, Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Luckett observed the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at Fire Station 1 onboard NBG, Sept. 12. Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), police officers, Chief Petty Officers (CPO), and CPO Selects from throughout the region participated in the ceremony to pay tribute to the lives of 343 firefighters, 62 law enforcement officers, eight emergency medical technicians, and 2,581 civilians who were lost during the attacks. The ceremony included 10 full blasts from the airhorns symbolizing the signal made to evacuate the World Trade Center, followed by a moment of silence. Firefighters also marked the anniversary with a stair climb at the Charles King Fitness Center. The firefighters assigned 15-
6145-58906936
240204-N-AC117-1003 Firefighters Abdulqaher Saleh, from Bahrain, right, and Aldorey Bartolome, from Pampanga, Philippines, left, man a fire hose during simulated emergency training aboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Feb. 04, 2024. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia's mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family. Navy
5507-49031636
Portrait of firefighter when extinguishing a fire, fireman
6145-52163972
A Firefighter from the 1ST Civil Engineering Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia pulls hose from a fire truck as water is sprayed from a nozzle atop the truck toward an aircraft mock-up inside the fire pit during an aircraft fire scenario for the 1ST Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
6177-V53548711
1606-65670934
France, Paris, pompiers de Paris