Earlier this summer I had an assignment to photograph a fire truck in Zionsville, IN. The fire chief brought me to an area of Main Street with classic old buildings and cobblestone pavement. The truck was positioned diagonally across an intersection.…
Category: Fire Truck photography
Today I was photographing new units in Maryland, one of which was Baltimore County FD Engine 18 stationed in Randallstown. The engine is a 2014/2015 built by Rosenbauer America on a Commander chassis. Thanks for all your help Rich.
I visited the Brownsburg (IN) Fire Department yesterday and took a run with them into neighboring Pittsboro. There wasn’t much going on, but it was interesting to e in a different area and see different apparatus.
I traveled to Iowa recently to photograph a new truck. Part of the assignment was a night photo of a fire truck … something of a specialty for me. The shot and setup took about three hours from start to…
Here are images of the 9/11 Commemorative engine for the Miami Dade Fire Rescue Department made by Rosenbauer America that was displayed at the 2015 FDIC in Indianapolis, IN. The areas of black striping include the names of all 343 FDNY…
I took in a fire today in Barrington Hills (IL). A huge mansion was destroyed after the resident was burning some leaves too close to the house on a windy day. The embers spread first to a tree and then the house.…
I visited the Cobb Island VFD recently in Maryland to photograph their Tanker 6, a 2013/2014 Rosenbauer Commander 1250/2500 pumper/tanker. The weather was overcast and the roads were wet, so we kept the driving to a minimum in order to keep…
Sometimes work is just too fun for words … like the times that I ask to have a house set on fire for photos … and I get it! The image here is from several years ago and featured the…
Several months ago, My son Scott traveled to Australia and New Zealand. While visiting these countries, he was good enough to seek out some of the local fire brigades for his father, a lifelong fire fan. In Australia, he stopped…
What can I say. I enjoy what I do. Unless I’m rushing off to catch a flight home … I keep shooting until the fire department is tired of me, or until I’m no longer able to create an interesting image…