Army Staff Sgt. Brian Sydik, fire chief with the 755th Engineer Detachment, Nebraska National Guard, uses a chainsaw to cut a downed tree during wildfire suppression operations, March 18, 2026, near Brady, Nebraska. Sydik, along with other members of the Joint Emergency Response Crew, conducted mop-up operations, extinguishing residual hot spots within the fire perimeter to reduce the risk of rekindle and support sustained containment.The National Guard is activated to augment local response efforts, providing additional manpower, equipment, and coordination to support large-scale incidents that exceed civilian firefighting capacity. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Jeremiah Johnson)
| Date Taken: | 03.18.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.23.2026 15:13 |
| Photo ID: | 9579402 |
| VIRIN: | 260318-Z-FM865-1081 |
| Resolution: | 9504x6336 |
| Size: | 20.39 MB |
| Location: | LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 15 |
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