Fire Trucks At War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Up Dated 3 May 08
Operation Enduring Freedom
US Air Force Photo
This photo gallery is dedicated to our Military
Firefighters In Iraq And The Persian Gulf
Continuing a tradition that goes back to World War I, todays US
Military Firefighter stands shoulder to shoulder with other combat
troops serving in Operation Iraqi & Enduring Freedom.  You won't
see their stories on the nightly news or the cable news channels, but
they are there, "Protecting Those Who Serve"  So here is our tribute
to the Military Firefighters that serve or have served in OIF and OEF.  
We also want to include the American Contractors that provide Fire &
Rescue Services to our troops.  We rely on our visitors to supply us
with pictures and information to post on this page.   Photos of
firefighters, patches, stations and apparatus will be posted, any
branch of service.
"Protecting Those Who Serve"
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Firefighters from the 386th ECES prepare
their gear for C-130 Hercules training at a
deployed location in SW Asia, 14
From the "Air Force Links" website
Photo by Staff Sgt Ryan Hansen
Jeff Furman from the 332 ECES sent along these current pictures from the Balad Air Base.  Jeff thanks for the pixs and for
your service to our country
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Balad AB Eastside Fire Station.  Rigs include
T-3000 & P-19 crash trucks
P-19 operating on a
controled brush burn
Oshkosh-Pierce TFFT fire
truck at the Eastside
station
Balad AB Westside Fire Station.  Rigs include P-19 crash trucks, P-18
tankers and P-24 pumper.
Day room at Manas Air Base
Living quarters for USAF firefighters
at Salerno FOB
Andrew pictured third from left
with members of "B" Platoon &
Admin staff.
F-16 that skidded off the
runway after losing front
landing gear
USAF firefighter volley
ball team. Manas AB
Vehicle fire outside the main gate
USAF P-19s at Salerno FOB
Freightliner- Pierce delivered to the Manas Air Base in July 2006
USAF P-24
The following photos were sent to us by Andrew Juden.  Andrew served with the 376th ESES FD at Manas Air Base,
Kyrgyzstan, during 2006.  He is also employed as a firefighter with Jackson Fire-Rescue, Jackson, MO
Thanks for the photos and your service to our country.
Army Amertek pumper at 9/11
ceremony, Balad Air Base
Truck from the 467th
11 Sept 03
Steve Howe Photo
Army firefighters from the 487th EFFD
responded to this car bombing
Steve Howe Photo
View of the Balad Air Base
fire station operated by the
487th EFFD
3 May 03
Steve Howe Photo
One of the Sutphen pumpers being used by KBR contractors in Baghdad.  Photo by Kevin Haltom, from the Signal 51
Group web page
The above photos are from the Joint Services Fire Station (Army-Marine) at Camp Ramadi, Iraq
They are responsible for fire protection at Camp Ramadi, Camp Blue Diamond, Hurrican Point and Shark Pit.
Crews consisted of 8 Marine and 8 Army firefighters.  Note the homemade armor on the MACI and P-19.
Photos sent in by Bill Waugaman USMCR and were taken in Oct 2004
Iraq Campaign
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Afghanistan Campaign
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WSI Fire & Emergency Service's Fire Chief Jeff Stricklin has sent along the following
photos.  Jeff thanks for the pixs and the service that you and the WSI fire fighters
provide to our troops.
General Pace with Marine
AFFF & WSI fire fighters
FOB Fallujah
Life size Tonka trucks
WSI fire fighters
Chief Stricklin and Oliver North
FOB Fallujah
WSI fire fighters
Sunrise at WSI Fallujah FD
Tent fire
The following photos where sent in by Lance McClure, Unit Adminstrator SFC/NCOIS for the 323rd, 340th, 370th 406th and
723rd Engineer Detachments Fire Fighting.  Lance served in Iraq with the 323rd at Al Asad Airbase from May 03 to March 04.  
Lance thanks for the pictures and for your service to our country.
Hosing down Suddam
Drew Carey with the troops
Captain Britton & SFC McCune
Scavenging parts from
wrecked MACI
First fire house
Controled burn in the "Kill Zone"
SGT Mickey Frazier & SGT Jason Kindt
Oil pipeline fire in Haditha started by insurgents
Fire fighters from the 323rd
Battle Wagon
Members of the 105th CEF, NY ANG, attached to the 407th AEW Ali Airbase, summer of 2005
Photos sent in by Charlie Burke
US Army & US Air Force firefighters on duty at the Bagdad International Airport, 2003
Photos sent in by Matt Dunn
Staff Sgt Ray Rangel
Firefighters at Balad Air Base, Iraq hold a one-minute "Final
Alarm" ceremony honoring Staff Sgt Ray Rangel who died
while attempting to rescue two soldiers after their vehicle
overturned
Email your photos, include unit, location and names.  Give us rig info
on any fire apparatus photos you sent to us.  Email photos with a size
of about 1500x1000 so we can edit them for posting.
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Brian Hartigan sent along these photos from his service in Iraq 2004-5
Firefighters are from the 767th Eng Det . Iowa National Guard and the 339th Eng. Det  Army Reserve, MA   Brain thanks for the pixs
and your service to our country
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On a off base mission- this Humvee is equipped with extracation equipment
Pierce pumper operated by
Wackenhut
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Army firefighters working on at dump fire at FOB Speicher
The above photos were sent in by SSG Jeffery Wenzel, from the Montana Army National Guard.  Photos are
from Iraq and shows members of the 1049th Engineer Detachment that were stationed with the 233rd from
CA and the 216th from SD.  Jeffery thanks for the photos and for your service to our country.
Controlled burn at Tikrit
Amertek pumper, HUMVEE ambo
HUMVEE rescue units
HUMVEE rescue, 6000 gal water
tanker & Amertek
Awaiting confirmation on possible
ARFF mission
Eastside station at Camp Anaconda
Photo sent in by SGT Jason Lennox
702nd Eng Det FF
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From FOB Salerno, Khowst Province, Afghanistan.  Apparatus operated by KBR Fire & Rescue Services.
Photos sent in by Rudolph Leonard, when not serving our county in Afghanistan Rudolph is a member of the Baltimore City Fire
Department stationed at Truck 25.  
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