A fire shelter is a safety device of last resort used by wildland firefighters when trapped by wildfires. While such a shelter cannot withstand sustained contact with flames, it can protect a firefigh
US federal government-issue fire shelters in the deployed state
Wildfire suppression efforts depend on many factors such as the available fuels, atmospheric conditions, topography, and the size of the wildfire. Due to these complicating factors and additional remo
A wildland firefighter from the Idaho Bureau of Land Management lays down fire from a driptorch.
U.S. and Australian firefighters discussing tactics at the Peat Fire near Cape Conran Coastal Park, Victoria. The U.S. firefighter is in the distinctive yellow and green Nomex uniform.
A Canadair CL-415 owned by the Government of Manitoba to combat wildfires
U.S. Bureau of Land Management wildland fire engines at the Numbers Fire Incident Command Post during sunset.