Wildfires and Firefighting Efforts

Dramatic scenes of wildfires with clouds of smoke and flames; helicopters dropping water and retardant to combat raging fires in various landscapes.

The Homestead Wildfire in the Boise foothills, Idaho.
The Homestead Wildfire in the Boise foothills, Idaho.
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Burnt forest on the Omeo Highway - Bush fire aftermath. Towards Mitta Mitta, North East Victoria, Australia.
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Smoke. Subjects: Aerial photography photography; Fire Management; Fires; Lakes; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska.
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ISS036-E-037185 (26 Aug. 2013) --- One of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard the International Space Station used a 50mm lens to record this view of the massive drought-aided Rim Fire in and around California's Yosemite National Park and the Stanislaus National Forest on Aug. 26. The fire began on Aug. 17 and, at the time of this photo on Aug. 26, it still continues to burn, as some 3,700 firefighters battle it. More than 224 square miles have been affected.
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Smoke from controlled burn on farmland, seasonal burns to clear stubble.
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Nature, hill and landscape with smoke or risk of climate change, danger in environment with trees. Forest fire, disaster and emergency in countryside with mountain or woods, outdoor banner with fog
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Smoke and a forest fire in Sardinia
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INCENDIO EN EL PUERTO DE PIEDRAFITA DEL CEBRERO. Location: EXTERIOR. Piedrafita. LEON. SPAIN.
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Fire Use Fire. Subjects: Aerial photography photography; Fire Management; Fires; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska.
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Devastating wildfire burning trees in mountain forest landscape
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A helicopter drops water on the fire as firefighters continued to battle the blaze that burned into the evening hours in Waldo Canyon on the U.S. Air Force Academy June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the Academy in the early morning, causing base officials to evacuate residents. Officials estimated that the fire had spread to about 10 acres of land belonging to the Academy.Currently, more than 90 firefighters from the Academy, along with assets from Air Force Space Command; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Fort Carson, Colo.; and the local community continue to fight the fire.
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Bushfire from suburb of Ainslie, 18 Janury 2003, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 18 January 2003
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An aerial shot of the wildfires in Sevier county. The fires burned hundreds of acres and destroyed several buildings in Gatlinburg.
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USA, North America, Colorado, Boulder, Flagstaff Fire, Slurry Bomber Dropping Fire Retardant on the Forest Fire.
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Deforestation by burning for agriculture in Mayotte
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Huge forest fire threatens homes in Portugal
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smoke from a fire in the forest. texture smoke from a fire in the forest. smoke texture. Copyright: xZoonar.com/OvchinnikovaxOlgax 9639764
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Creator: US Fish and Wildlife Service. Subjects: Fire Management; Fires; Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska.
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Industrial pollution in urban China. Emissions from aluminum smelters
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Eagle, Alaska, Aug. 7, 2013 FEMA emergency managers travel across the Yukon over top bush fires which were ignited during a lightning storm. The bark beetle infestation when combined with dry conditions increase the fire risk due to added fuel for the fire. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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A slurry bomber flies thorugh smoky skies dropping fire-retardent over a forest fire.
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FRANCE Provence Cote dAzur Luberon. Firefighter Plane flying towards smoke from a forest fire rising above green landscape..
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Estepona (Málaga), 09/10/2021. Fire in Sierra Bermeja, Estepona area. Infoca cash prepares to go out into the fire. Yesterday's fire zone. The fire continues to cause numerous ecological disasters. Photo: Francis Silva. ARCHSEV.
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Santa Paula Fire Rescue Department going toward fire smoke covered sky smokey yellow sky ashes from fire driving down the street
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Firefighters work to controll a fire in the Boise foothills, Idaho.
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Burnt trees in forest after wildfire in National Park in Portugal, aerial drone view Burnt trees in forest after wildfire in National Park in Portugal, aerial drone view Copyright: xZoonar.com/marcinxjuchax 21202395
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Ibiza after fire in May 2011 black spring with burned pine trees
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Creator: Balcones Canyonlands NWR. Subjects: Fire; prescribed fire; smoke; smoke sign. . 1998 - 2011.
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A 292-acre Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) prescribed burn is conducted on Balcones National Wildlife Refuge in Texas in February 2004 to remove accumulated juniper cuttings from a previous mechanical thinning project. Subjects: Prescribed burning; Fires; Wildlife refuges. Location: Texas. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BALCONES CANYONLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
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Fire extinction, firefighting aircraft Dash 8 Q400 MR, French Securite Civile, dropping seawater, large-scale forest fire in Castellar, Maritime Alps, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe
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February 25, 2013 - Sakurajima volcano, Japan. Emission of ash from one vent while second vent emits steam.
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The fuel break maintained by the US Fish & Wildlife Service is easily seen between the burned area and the community. One home with wood shingle roofing was damaged by air-borne fire embers. The home was saved by the firefighters but the other 928 homes i. Subjects: Fire management; Urban environments; Wildlife refuges. Location: California. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: SAN DIEGO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX.
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Smoke from the Battle Creek fire in Pennington County in the Black Hills of South Dakota, viewed during visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the scene for discussions with federal, state, local officials and firefighting personnel
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Eight major wildfires burned through forests and grasslands in the Pacific Northwest in late-July 2013, threatening homes and forcing road closings and evacuations. Many parts of Washington and Oregon faced extreme fire threats, as strong thunderstorms lined up to hit parched forests and grasslands with lightning. On July 28, 2013, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured these images of the Mile Marker 28 fire in the Simcoe Mountains northeast of Goldendale, Washington. Smoke blew east toward Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. The lower image shows a closer view of smoke billowing up from the most active part of the fire. Ignited on July 24, 2013, the fire charred more than 22,000 acres (8,900 hectares) by July 30, when more than 1,000 firefighters achieved 40 percent containment. The blaze forced the evacuation of dozens of homes and the closure of US Highway 97. Through July 25, 450 wildfires had burned 10,220 acres (4,136 hectares) in Washington, while Oregon saw 603 fi
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Jamacha Fire flames and smoke behind the commercial development. Subjects: Fire management; Urban environments; Fires. Location: California.
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iss053e317741 (Dec. 6, 2017) --- Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik aboard the International Space Station took this photo of the California wildfires in the Los Angeles on Dec. 6, 2017.
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Burn marks in olive grove, forest fire, wildfire, Cinigiano, Grosseto province, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
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Overflight - Assessment of Hurricane Damage - 26-HK-208-33. Hurricane Katrina
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Lightning started fire on steep craggy terrain, with US Forest Service Fire suppression Wildland Firefighters using helicopters to 'bomb' the hot spots to control the spread. Pusch Ridge, Santa Catalina Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA. 6th June. June 2020.
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California wildfire and the parks
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Fire Wildfire - Boulder, Colo. , January 8, 2009 Estas Park Fire Dept. heads up the hill to put out a hot spot on the Old Stage Fire during mop up operations. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA. Colorado Olde Stage Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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ISS024-E-009526 (25 July 2010) --- Dominic Point Fire in Montana is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 24 crew member on the International Space Station. Lightning strikes in the forested mountains of the western United States, and human activities, can spark wild fires during the summer dry season. The Dominic Point Fire was first reported near 3:00 p.m. local time on July 25 2010. Approximately one hour later, the space station crew photographed the fires large smoke plume already extending at least eight kilometers to the east from orbit as they passed almost directly overhead. Forest Service fire crews, slurry bombers and helicopters were on the scene by that evening. The fire may have been started by a lightning strike, as there are no trails leading into the fire area located approximately 22 kilometers northeast of Hamilton, MT (according to local reports). As of July 26, 2010 the fire had burned approximately 283405 hectares of the Bitterroot National Fo
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Extreme Fire Danger, fire ban at Lake Pleasant Extreme Fire Danger, fire ban at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona USA Copyright: xZoonar.com/NormxLanex 15782749
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This graphic describes what Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAGs) can ay for to help prevent a wildfire from becoming a major disaster. The grants can cover: personnel and staffing; equipment and supplies; meals, health and safety items; re-positioning resources; emergency work. Original photo by Andrea Booher. San Diego, Calif., October 25, 2007 helicopters drop water and retardant on the Harris fire, near the Mexican border, to stop the wildfire from advancing... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials