Fire tower on Susaninskaya Square, Kostroma, Golden Ring, Russia, Europe

Fireworks at Plaza de Espav±a during La Merce Festiva, Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Fireworks at Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina during La Merce Festiva, Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Parish Church of St. Andrew and St. Mary's Column, Marienplatz square in Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Fire Tower, Sopron, Hungary, Europe

Sailboat in the harbour with Valbergtarnet, the former fire watch tower in the background, Stavanger (European Capital of Culture 2008), Norway, Europe

City square Foe ter with fire tower, historic old town of Sopron, Hungaria

Black and white photograph of the famous Quermarken fire near Kampen on the island of Sylt, Germany, Europe

Goleulong 200 The Lightship, floating Christian Centre, Roath Basin, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Lighthouse behind the dike on the Elbe river, Altes Oberfeuer Hollerwettern beacon at Brokdorf, Hollerwettern, Wewelsfleth, Wilstermarsch, Kreis Steinburg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,

Sailboat in the harbour with Valbergtarnet, the former fire watch tower in the background, Stavanger (European Capital of Culture 2008), Norway, Europe

The government buildings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

City square Foe ter with fire tower, historic old town of Sopron, Hungaria

Historic fire-observation watchtower, Kostroma, Russia

17-metre-cutter "Ueckermuende" of Angel- und Seetouristik GmbH Warnemuende at the harbour entrance of Warnemuende seaside resort, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Historic fire-observation watchtower, Kostroma, Russia

City square Foe ter with fire tower, historic old town of Sopron, Hungaria

An old lighthouse at Harwich, Essex, England, Great Britain, Europe

Fire tower, historic old town of Sopron, Hungaria

City square Foe ter with fire tower, historic old town of Sopron, Hungaria

Fire tower, Vozotorony, Sopron, Hungary, Europe

Low angle view of fire works display at night, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Washington DC, USA

Low angle view of fire works display at night, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Washington DC, USA

The burning of the tower, Montagnana, Veneto, Italy

The burning of the tower, Montagnana, Veneto, Italy

Fire Station, Cosfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Europe

Fire Lookout Tower Surrounded By Autumn Trees With Adirondack Mountains In Background

View from a fire lookout tower in Montana.

Communication tower

The two towers of the Concordia station, with the French, Italian and European flags flying in the wind, under a blue sky veiled with cirrus clouds aligned in the direction of the wind. The two towers are linked by a tunnel. They are permanently heated to 20°C by the diesel engine that generates the station's electricity. The left tower is the "quiet tower", housing the hospital, bedrooms;34 beds) and offices. The right tower is the "noisy tower": it houses a small workshop, the emergency generator, the waste room, the technical office, the video room, the living room, the kitchens and the refectory. The two towers are about ten meters apart to prevent the risk of fire spreading. Fire is an Antarctic expeditionary's worst nightmare; the French have a very bad experience of it. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.