Firefighting in Extreme Conditions

Dynamic visuals of firefighters battling intense flames and smoke, demonstrating bravery and skill in emergency response to airborne and ground fires.

Airport fire service extinguishing an aircraft fire. They are crouched down for safety and are using pulses of water to attack the flames.

020923-F-1631A-008. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

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)

The Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 63 crew members Chris Cassidy of NASA, and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, Thursday, October 22, 2020, Kazakh time (Oct. 21 Eastern time). Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner returned after 196 days in space having served as Expedition 62-63 crew members onboard the International Space Station.

An M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires from the Smardan Training Area, located in Galati County, Western Moldavia, Romania, Jan. 17, 2024. The Reduced Range Practice Rockets were fired by the Romanian 8th Field Artillery Brigade, and supported by U.S. Army 4th Battalion, 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade, attached to Task Force 82. The artillery exercise afforded the artillery crew members the opportunity to conduct fire missions on the HIMARS to increase readiness and proficiency on the combat platform.

Smoke and dust rise into the air as several bombs dropped by a Navy aircraft explode in the impact area during a Marine tactical air control party (TACP) exercise. The area is still covered by volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

An oil fire blazes out of control outside of Kuwait City. Many wells were set afire by Iraqi forces prior to their withdrawal from the region during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

020121-N-3236B-047. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Beacon fire in Schemmerhofen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Firefighters extinguishing a fire with fire retardant foam

Wing inspection team members prepare exercise-simulated post attack reconnaissance team causalities in an unexploded ordinance drill during a readiness training exercise on Oct 14, 2022 at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The exercise is designed to test the wing's operational readiness in a deployed environment.

Members of the base fire department extinguish a practice fire set in the former explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) headquarters building. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

VILLANOVA DEL GHEBBO ITALY 23 MARCH 2021 Firefighters emergency in the city

Domestic apartment fire with smoke billowing from window. Garibaldi Square, Naples, Italy, landscape

A Bambi bucket, attached to a California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook from 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment out of Stockton, Calif., empties water to douse a wildfire in Shasta County, Northern California, Aug. 18. The Chinook was part of the effort to battle more than a dozen wildfires burning the Golden State simultaneously.

A C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a modular airborne firefighting system (MAFFS) dives over the White Mountain complex fire near Spokane, Wash., spreading flame-retardant chemicals. State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, take cover while conducting an urban breaching range during exercise Eagle Wrath 22 at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, Japan, May 14, 2022. Eagle Wrath is an annual MWSS-171 exercise at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, designed to increase squadron proficiency in conducting real-world contingency missions while in a forward operating environment.

110226-N-DR144-241ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 26, 2011) Sailors on a hose team advance through the smoke-filled hangar bay to combat a simulated class bravo fire during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-91. Hurricane Katrina

DN-SC-87-05994. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Flames from a home made Molotov cocktail leap into the air during a demonstration at the Dynamics of International Terrorism course taught at the Air Force Special Operations School. The course is a week long symposium that teaches the principles and psychology of terrorism and basic anti-terrorism tactics to military personnel and government civilians. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Aircrafts - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-56-42. CGED79~1. Hurricane Katrina

Burning barricades, participants of a left-wing counter demonstration during a right-wing rally, 19th February 2011 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-112. Hurricane Katrina

Four US Army soldiers walk past four parked US Army vehicles, three US Army M2A2 Bradly Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) and one unidentified armored vehicle, on a snow-covered road. The Russian and Ukrainian forces are in Bosnia participating in Operation Joint Endeavor, which 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: Unknown

Two Air Force security policemen, with a U.S. Marine Corps instructor observing, prepare to enter a building occupied by a group of "terrorists" holding hostages. The policemen are taking part in an anti-terrorist training exercise being conducted by the 1st marine Brigade School. Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DEU Germany Muenster: Police exercise fire training. |

Sea fly swarm, Malawi tufted mosquitoes

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-130. Hurricane Katrina

CPT Kris Kraiger, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter co-pilot, 33rd Rescue Squadron acts panicked and interferes with rescue crews, who will have to restrain him. Members of the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Detachment 1 51st Civil Engineer/Fire department and 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, team up during a simulated emergency landing of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The landing, with fire, smoke, and all but one aircrew member injured, was simulated during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An overall view of a fire engulfing the U.S. Facilities 3rd Supply Squadron covered storage area 11A as firefighters attempt to extinguish the flames. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

020503-F-0675P-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN)

Smoke and dust rise into the air as several bombs dropped by a Navy aircraft explode in the impact area during a Marine tactical air control party (TACP) exercise. The area is still covered by volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

Artillery rounds explode in the impact area at Nightmare Range during a live-fire exercise for Operation BEAR HUNT '84. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '84 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

07/27/2003, Santander ETA terrorist attack at Santander airport Photos Juan Manuel Serrano Arce.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-143. Hurricane Katrina

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-39. Hurricane Katrina

Firefighters with the 1140th, 1442nd, and 1439th Engineer Detachments, Michigan Army National Guard, work to extinguish a fire during simulated aircraft rescue training at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 16, 2022. The training was part of Northern Strike 22, which is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise that is a tailored readiness producer that has brought together participants from various states and countries at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.

The 124th Civil Engineer Squadron prepares Gowen Field for flight operations Jan. 7, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. CES Airmen monitor weather reports throughout the week and report to the base when inclement weather is slated to affect flight operations and installation work.

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Working up a Sweat Category: Pictorial Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: Firefighters work closely together manning two hoses to extinguish a fire. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

031223-F-2167L-075. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies past several burning oil wells following Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

A Colorado Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion from Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo., is supporting Cold Springs fire fighting efforts July 11, 2016.

Demonstrations, riots and clashes on New Year's Eve in Mong Kong. Hong Kong on 2019-12-31.Manifestations, émeutes et affrontements durant la nuit du nouvel an à Mong Kong. Hong Kong le 2019-12-31.

DN-ST-85-01115. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Djiboutian army soldiers conduct a patrol during Operation Able Dart 08-01 on Forward Operating Location Dikhil, Djibouti, March 6, 2008. U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 249th Infantry Regiment (Light), Guam Army National Guard are teaching counterterrorism tactics to Djiboutian army soldiers during the 10-week Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa mission.

An aerial view of an IFOR (Implementation Force) UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as it lands in a village area to pick up a medic who had been dropped off earlier during a civilian disturbance in which shots were fired near an IFOR Check Point at Grid BQ 753633, April 29, 1996, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Military trucks and tanks line the road. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

010911-F-1934G-008. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD

DN-ST-89-05635. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Iraqi fighter jet lies in ruins in the aftermath of an Allied bombing attack during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Nasaria Country: Iraq(IRQ)

010911-F-1934G-009. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), provides security in a simulated nuclear detonation training area during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRFs initial response forces will deploy Marines to locate and extract casualties from the contaminated area and escort them to decontamination tents for further medical care. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

DN-SC-85-01018. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Second Indochina War, known in America as the Vietnam War, was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U. S. and other anti-communist nations. The U. S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment. The North Vietnamese government viewed the war as a colonial war, fought initially against France, backed by the U. S. , and later against South Vietnam, which it regarded as a U. S. puppet state. U. S. military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U. S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s, with U. S. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again in 1962. U. S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Operations

Firemen Search Cars for Teachers and Others to Look for Possessi.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

051215-A-5886H-014. Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-188. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-125. Hurricane Katrina

Smoke drifts across a target area at the Koon-Ni bombing range during a bombing exercise held as part of the joint South Korean/United States exercise TEAM SPIRIT '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Paratroopers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Regiment, fire artillery during the commissioning ceremony for the Navy's newest ship, the USS Anchorage at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, May 4, 2013. The paratroopers provided a 19-gun salute with six 105mm howitzer cannons during the ceremony.

U.S. Soldiers of 356th Engineer Detachment out of Danvers, Mass., extinguish a burning car during an exercise with the local fire department on Soto Cano Air Force Base, Honduras, May 1, 2008. The exercise is part of Beyond the Horizons, a joint training exercise between the United States and Honduras to foster goodwill and improve relations between the two nations.

Ubi Dolor, Ibi Vigiles, army fire brigade putting out a fire, oil on canvas, Pedro Mesquida Gaya, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Wreckage from an Arrow Air DC-8 commercial aircraft are stored in a Gander Airport hangar for analyzed by members of the Canadian Air Safety Board. The aircraft crashed at the airport with no survivors on December 12, 1985, while carrying 248 members of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div. They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multi-national Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert. Base: Gander State: Newfoundland (NF) Country: Canada (CAN)

Military personnel work at the site where a warehouse was hit by an Iraqi Scud missile Feb. 25, 1991, killing 27 U.S. Army Reserve personnel and wounding 100 others during Operation Desert Storm. The building housed the 475th Quartermaster Group (Provisional).. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Army Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Funeral Honors Platoon Salute Gun Battery fire 75mm rounds during the National Anthem at the San Antonio Missions game, August 24, 2022, at Wolff stadium. The San Antonio Missions hosted Military Appreciation Events to entertain and celebrate the military community.

010911-N-6157F-002. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DEU, Germany, Muenster : SWAT team of NRW Police special forces blasting a door of a building.|, Europe

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, New Jersey Army National Guard, hovers over New York City after the terrorist attacks on World Trade Centers 1 and 2 on Sept. 11, 2001.

010707-F-8752S-007. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AZANG

Gaza City. Palestine. February 22nd, 2023. A demonstrator holds the Palestinian flag in front of burning tires during a demonstration along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, in solidarity with Nablus city against the Israeli military operations that killed at least ten Palestinians.

New York, N.Y., Sep. 14, 2001 The damaged Sphere at the site of the World Trade Center. New York Terrorist Attack. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

World Trade Center Attack Aftermath September 2001 New York City, USA

Major Jeff Hickman with the Hawaii National Guard Public Affairs Team monitors the press as they cover the activity at fissure number seven during a media escort mission at Leilani Estates. May 26, 2018. (Air National Guard

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Pentagon Building as firefighters conduct rescue operation hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image). Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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