Wildfire Events

Dramatic images of wildfires in different ecosystems, capturing intense flames and smoke, associated with both destruction and ecological management.

A beneficial prescribed fire conducted in southwest Florida.

May 2018 eruption, Leilani Estates subdivision, East Rift Zone Kilauea Volcano, Big Island of Hawaii; Pahoa, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States o...

Winchester, CA USA, june 14, 2020: cal fire helicopter drops water on a dry hilltop wildfire near winchester, California, USA, North America

LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.

San Diego Wildfires

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A prescribed burn roars up trees on Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Fire management; Fires; Prescribed burning; Wildlife refuges. Location: Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: EGMONT KEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Aerial view of the rainforest in Brazil being burned to clear land for cattle ranching.

Tavy or Slash-and-burn-agriculture. near Daraina (protected area of Golden-crowned sifakas) North eastern MADAGASCAR

Creator: National Bison Range NWR. Subjects: Fire; prescribed fire; science. . 1998 - 2011.

Forestry Technician Tim Parry oversees a prescribed burn Feb. 13, 2023, along the railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The post prescribed burn team includes personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the Colorado State University Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, under contract with the post. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. Prescribed burns benefit the environment many ways and are one of the tools we can use on a large scale to improve our wild habitat, said Fort McCoy Forester Charles Mentzel with the Directorate of Public Works Natural Resources Branch. Mentzel said prescribed burns help set back invasive species, and they burn up their seed ba

San Diego Wildfires

Texas A&M Forest Service supports efforts to extinguish the fire in the demolition range area at JBSA-Camp Bullis on April 10, 2022. Other organizations assisting in containing the fire include: JBSA FES, Leon Springs FD, San Antonio FD, Bexar County ESD 10, Bexar County ESD 12, Bexar-Bulverde FD, Bulverde Spring-Vranch FD, Bexar County ESD 10, Texas Forestry Service, Texas Interstate Fire, Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS), District 7 Fire Rescue, Bexar County Office of, Emergency Management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, and Canyon Lake FD. JBSA-Camp Bullis comprises more than 27,000 acres of ranges, training areas, and wild-lands on San Antonios Northside and is a crucial training location for service members from Joint Base San Antonio. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Robert H. Dabbs).

Creator: Swanson, Scott. Subjects: Fire; Prescribd Fire; Fire Engine; CA; Modoc NWR.

Severe Wildfire Threat, Springer, OK, January 16, 2006 Firefighters from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Department do a burnout operation to contain a fire that eventually burned 350 acres. Over 400,000 acres in Oklahoma since November. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

USA, California, Forest Fire, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

Severe Wildfire Threat, Springer, OK, January 16, 2006 Firefighters from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Department do a controlled burnout operation to contain a fire that eventually burned 350 acres. Since November over 400,000 acres have burned in Oklahoma. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Oregon Army National Guard Citizen-Soldiers support the Oregon Department of Forestry with wild land firefighting efforts at the Two Four Two fire, Chiloquin, Ore., Sept. 14. Approximately 1000 Oregon Guard members are supporting overall firefighting efforts with both aviation and ground crews, in addition to supporting county liaison teams and Oregon State Police with both traffic control points and fatality search and rescue operations.

Fire fighters crossing charred terrain, Los Angeles Padres National Forest, California

Severe Wildfire Threat, Springer, OK, January 16, 2006 Firefighters from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Department do a controlled burnout operation to contain a fire that eventually burns 350 acres. Since November over 400,000 acres have burned in Oklahoma. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Kelly Grenquist with Colorado State University (CSU) oversees a prescribed burn Feb. 13, 2023, along the railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The post prescribed burn team includes personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the CSU Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, under contract with the post. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. Prescribed burns benefit the environment many ways and are one of the tools we can use on a large scale to improve our wild habitat, said Fort McCoy Forester Charles Mentzel with the DPW Natural Resources Branch. Mentzel said prescribed burns help set back invasive species, and they burn up their seed banks. Burns also give na

Buschfeuer im Okavango-Delta, Luftbild, Botswana, Okavango Delta Aerial view of a bushfire in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Okavango Delta BLWS727998 *** Bush fire at Okavango Delta, Aerial photo, Botswana, Okavango Delta Aerial View of a bushfire in The Okavango Delta, Botswana, Okavango Delta BLWS727998 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xPitamitzx

Kelly Grenquist with Colorado State University (CSU) oversees a prescribed burn Feb. 13, 2023, along the railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The post prescribed burn team includes personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the CSU Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, under contract with the post. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. Prescribed burns benefit the environment many ways and are one of the tools we can use on a large scale to improve our wild habitat, said Fort McCoy Forester Charles Mentzel with the DPW Natural Resources Branch. Mentzel said prescribed burns help set back invasive species, and they burn up their seed banks. Burns also give na

Waldbrand - gelbes Warnschild Wildfire - yellow warning sign Copyright: xZoonar.com/GregxGuyx 22751292

Kelly Grenquist with Colorado State University (CSU) oversees a prescribed burn Feb. 13, 2023, along the railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The post prescribed burn team includes personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the CSU Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, under contract with the post. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. Prescribed burns benefit the environment many ways and are one of the tools we can use on a large scale to improve our wild habitat, said Fort McCoy Forester Charles Mentzel with the DPW Natural Resources Branch. Mentzel said prescribed burns help set back invasive species, and they burn up their seed banks. Burns also give na

No overtaking sign at a bushfire on the main road 251 at sunset, NP Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Removal of pine trees infested by the mountain pine beetle near Grande Praire, Alberta, Canada

Detroit, Michigan USA, 10 June 2023, An abandoned house burns on the near east side of Detroit, an apparent arson

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005-- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team members from Missouri cut a tree down to clear a path in flooded roadways to access areas where people are trapped due to flooding from Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

USA, Florida, Big Cypress National Preserve Adams camp campfire.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A wooded section of the southeast corner of Kennedy Space Center burns on Monday, June 22, after lightning touched off three different fires Sunday evening in and around Tel IV, Ransom Road and Pine Island Road. This area is part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The fires were a short distance from operational facilities at the space center and forced the closing of Florida State Route 3. The fires are being contained by firefighters from Kennedy Space Center and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

A firefighter working to put out a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Kelly Grenquist with Colorado State University (CSU) oversees a prescribed burn Feb. 13, 2023, along the railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The post prescribed burn team includes personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the CSU Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, under contract with the post. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. Prescribed burns benefit the environment many ways and are one of the tools we can use on a large scale to improve our wild habitat, said Fort McCoy Forester Charles Mentzel with the DPW Natural Resources Branch. Mentzel said prescribed burns help set back invasive species, and they burn up their seed banks. Burns also give na

Severe Wildfire Threat, Mason, OK, January 15, 2006 Firefighters from the I.X.L. VFD watch a firebreak to make sure it doesn't "slop over" and reignite from high winds. FEMA Photo/ Bob McMillan.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Teske, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron fire officer, poses for a photo during a prescribed burn at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 3, 2022. Prescribed burns give the firefighters of the 49th CES an opportunity to train for future scenarios as well as cultivate new growth for Holloman's local flora.

Severe Wildfire Threat, Mason, OK, January 15, 2006 Bureau of Indian Affairs - Chickasaw Agency Crew Boss Tom Schultz coordinate efforts to control a fire. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

INDONESIA Lombok Environment. Aftermath of traditional slash and burn method of forest clearance for agriculture on hill top near Kuta on the south coast..

Extinction of a burn farming in the Virachay NP Cambodia

Wildfires, Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 La Jolla Indian Reservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Firefighter from the Navajo Nation works with the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team to clear branches and brush from culverts in an effort to reduce flood risk and control erosion following the Southern California Fires. The fires burned 92%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% of the La Jolla Reservation land.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hazard reduction burn by volunteer rural firefighters Queensland, Australia

A firefighter from San Diego Fire Rescue poses in front of the prescribed burn event at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Aug. 27, 2022. The prescribed burn was conducted as a preventative measure to eliminate underbrush or flammable substances that could spread fire during the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Moore, 47th Mission Support Group commander, uses a drip torch to spread a controlled burn at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 13, 2024. The drip torch fuel mixture ignites with a lit wick at the end of the torch and drips onto the ground. The burn played a vital role in lessening fire dangers and in the preservation, rejuvenation, and enhancement of the area's ecosystems.

Woodland (Cypress pine) clearing and burning, Western slopes, New South Wales, Australia. 01/11/2002

Grant Gifford - Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge works on a prescribed fire at National Key Deer Refuge. Subjects: Work of the Service; Prescribed burning; Employees (USFWS). Location: Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: NATIONAL KEY DEER REFUGE.

firefighters spray water to wildfire

Quantico Fire & Emergency Services and Natural Resources Environmental Affairs (NREA) conduct controlled burns at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 4, 2022. According to NREA, the purpose of the burns is to reduce fuel litter, minimize the potential of wildfires, and promote wildlife habitat. Fuel litter is dead and trodden woody debris that could be used as fuel for wildfires or other potential hazards. In addition, excess foliage can disrupt the natural flow of nutrients throughout the soil and ecosystem as a whole. The burns are carried out multiple times throughout the year to achieve maximum results. Other benefits of conducting the controlled burns include the mitigation of pests and diseases, native plant reduction, and control of invasive species.

Creator: Gerald Vickers. Subjects: Prescribed burning; Prescribed burning; fire management; fire; green brier; joint fire science program; JFSP; refuge; chesapeake marshlands NWR.

Apache Women Firefighters

Return of tourists to the Dune du Pilat after the July 2022 fire. Compulsory shuttle to get to the site. The area affected by the fire is closed to the public.

Forest guards starting fires to stimulategrowth of Elephant grass Kaziranga NP, Assam, India

a man walking through a field of garbage and smoke

Severe Wildfire Threat, Springer, OK, January 16, 2006 Firefighters from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Department do a burnout operation to contain a fire that eventually burned 350 acres. Over 400,000 acres in Oklahoma have burned since November. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Gamekeepers on a hunting ground burning moorland to provide a good habitat for grouse, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Water is cached to use for putting out approaching forest fire.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Fire Rescue personnel douse a brush fire near Headquarters Building in the Industrial Area of NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fire was ignited by a lightning strike.The space center is nestled on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Chenega Security & Support Solutions is responsible for Kennedy's Fire Rescue Department.

Anti-poaching wardens burn a poachers camp and caviar processing area. Poaching is the biggest threat to salmon in Russia; Sobolevo, Kamchatka, Russia

Severe Wildfire Threat, Springer, OK, January 16, 2006 Firefighters from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Department do a burnout operation to contain a fire that eventually burned 350 acres. Over 400,000 acres in Oklahoma have burned since November. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Madrid, 07/13/2021. Cleaning of tree remains in the Casa de Campo, to prevent fires from breaking out. Photo: Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.

Firefighters work on prepping a controlled burn area on the Eagle Trail forest fire near Tok, Alaska, May, 2010.

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

Okanogan National Forest

Gamekeeper on shooting estate burning heather moorland, to provide good habitat for grouse, England, april

Kelly Grenquist with Colorado State University (CSU) oversees a prescribed burn Feb. 13, 2023, along the railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The post prescribed burn team includes personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the CSU Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, under contract with the post. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. Prescribed burns benefit the environment many ways and are one of the tools we can use on a large scale to improve our wild habitat, said Fort McCoy Forester Charles Mentzel with the DPW Natural Resources Branch. Mentzel said prescribed burns help set back invasive species, and they burn up their seed banks. Burns also give na

Severe Wildfire Threat, Springer, OK, January 16, 2006 Firefighters from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Department do a burnout operation to contain a fire that eventually burns 350 acres. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Joint press event of the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior and the Saxon State Ministry of Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture Interior Minister Armin Schuster and Environment Minister Wolfram Guenther provided information on how to be better prepared for the next forest fires. A firefighter demonstrates the use of extinguishing water from a newly constructed underground cistern

Subjects: biologists monitor vegetation growth in post fire areas. . 1998 - 2011.

Removal of pine trees infested by the mountain pine beetle near Grande Praire, Alberta, Canada

Drip torch use in Colorado

Pueblo, Colorado, A farmer burns stubble and weeds from his field in preparation for planting a new crop

KINGS BAY, Ga. (March 1, 2013) U.S. Forest Service firefighters monitor a controlled burn at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.

Forestry Technician Tim Parry oversees a prescribed burn Feb. 13, 2023, along the railroad tracks on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The post prescribed burn team includes personnel with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department; Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch; Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security; and the Colorado State University Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, under contract with the post. Prescribed burns also improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant communities, and reduce wildfire potential. Prescribed burns benefit the environment many ways and are one of the tools we can use on a large scale to improve our wild habitat, said Fort McCoy Forester Charles Mentzel with the Directorate of Public Works Natural Resources Branch. Mentzel said prescribed burns help set back invasive species, and they burn up their seed ba

Farmington Hills, Michigan USA, 19 September 2019, After setting a Guinness World Record as the world's largest ball of dryer lint, firefighters set a 690-pound lint ball on fire as a warning about the danger of dryer fires due to uncleaned vents. The U.S. government says about 2,900 home dryer fires occur every year. A vent cleaning company, Dryer Vent Wizard, collected the lint from its franchisees.

Gamekeepers burning heather on moorland, to encourage new growth for grouse, Arkengarthdale Moor, North Yorkshire, England, april

Firefighters and dangerous forest wildfires

Gamekeepers burning heather on moorland to encourage new growth for grouse, Arkengarthdale Moor, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Fire danger sign.

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