Photographing fire trucks with people – American LaFrance

I made another stop while photographing fire trucks with people for the American LaFrance calendar in York, PA. The York Fire Department consists of full-time and volunteer firefighters from several fire companies. Two of these companies had American LaFrance apparatus, though one featured an aerial from what was then a competitor, so that was not to be featured.

I provided a shot with both units and then concentrated on the 100% American LaFrance Eagle heavy rescue that was built in the 3D Fire Apparatus facility in Wisconsin.

The non-matching types of gear in the photos represents the different fire companies.

York PA fire trucks — Firefighters with both American LaFrance units. Larry Shapiro photo

Then we went to setup a shot at their historic firehouse … and blocked some traffic in the process. We had a narrow window of time to accomplish this shot due to the sun hitting the area while it was between other buildings to avoid shadows.

York Fire Department American LaFrance heavy rescue — A scattered arrangement of the firefighters with tools. There was a variety of height differences between the personnel. Larry Shapiro photo

I moved the grouping for this next shot to avoid blocking the signature American LaFrance cab.