13-02-2014 - Runnymede on thames, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks wade through flood waters. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - The fire brigade pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - A resident brings tea and biscuits to firefighters to have a break. Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - A blocked pump is cleared by a firefighter as they pump water from flooded properties in Datchet, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - A blocked drain is cleared by a Firefighter as they pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - A blocked drain is cleared by a Firefighter as they pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Firefighters pump water from flooded properties in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - An Elderly lady on crutches in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service are told by the community warden of a resident that needs assistance in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service check on residents in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service check on residents in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the river Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service check on residents in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the river Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service check on residents in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the river Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service check on residents in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the river Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service check on residents in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the river Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

13-02-2014 - Norfolk fire and rescue service check on residents in Datchet , Berkshire which has been flooded after the river Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 - West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland deliver medicine to residents cut off by flood waters on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland deliver medicine to residents cut off by flood waters on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 - The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

04-02-2014 - Residents get a humanitarian boat to their homes in Moorland, Somerset after the river Parrett breaks its banks. © Paul Box

06-10-2011 - West Wales Fire and rescue service carry out a mock Chemical spill at Gelliswick Bay, Pembrokeshire © Paul Box

06-10-2011 - West Wales Fire and rescue service carry out a mock Chemical spill at Gelliswick Bay, Pembrokeshire © Paul Box

06-10-2011 - West Wales Fire and rescue service carry out a mock Chemical spill at Gelliswick Bay, Pembrokeshire © Paul Box

06-10-2011 - West Wales Fire and rescue service carry out a mock Chemical spill at Gelliswick Bay, Pembrokeshire © Paul Box

27-04-2010 - Workers wearing fire resistant clothing burning the marsh at Metro Beach Metropark on the shoreline of Lake St. Clair. The controlled burn is to eliminate an invasive grass. Their aim is to restore na... © Jim West

25-07-2007 - Emergency workers sitting down and taking a rest from working in Oxford. Flood levels in the Thames are still expected to rise, with numerous properties already flooded. © Justin Tallis

23-07-2007 - Emergency service workers helping people cross a badly flooded road in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, where both The River Avon and River Severn burst their banks. A months worth of rain has fallen in j... © Justin Tallis

23-07-2007 - Emergency service workers helping people cross a badly flooded road in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, where both The River Avon and River Severn burst their banks. A months worth of rain has fallen in j... © Justin Tallis

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets speaking into a loudhailer and looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - A man looks out on a flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire whilst Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire. Firefighters queue for fish and chips after the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire. Firefighters have a break and eat fish and chips, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters patrol the streets looking to rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

22-07-2007 - Flooded high street in Evesham, Warwickshire Firefighters rescue trapped residents, Warwickshire. After the river Avon bursts its banks © Paul Box

11-10-2005 - Workers simulate a nuclear accident EDF Nuclear Power Plant, France. Firefighters in protective NBC suites take samples to ditermine the extent of radioactive contamination. © Pierre GLEIZES