A visit to Jasper County, SC for the American LaFrance calendar several years ago gave me the opportunity to photograph these pumper/tankers that were built on Freightliner chassis. The idea to create this shot of these rural units on a farm came…
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On assignment for American LaFrance in Kamloops, BC I created this image of the department’s three American LaFrance Eagle chassis, one of which had an American LaFrance/LTI mid-mount tower ladder. We went to a spot that had a fantastic view of the…
A few fire truck photos from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Both are Rosenbauer America quints on Spartan Gladiator Evolution chassis. There are several of these in the department in addition to other styles from Rosenbauer. L29 was shot in quarters while…
I took in a small fire this evening in Wheeling (IL). The firefighters made quick work of containing the fire which didn’t leave much for me to photograph except the overall scene. The fire occurred at dusk on a street…
Images here represent a more recent trip to Washington, DC photographing fire trucks for the Seagrave calendar. Unlike several previous visits to DC, I was shooting with a LEAF Aptus digital camera back this time instead of film. I was…
Here’s another example of photographing fire trucks with a state capital. This was a film shoot in Madison, WI for Pierce. I had spent the day driving from town to town with a half dozen or so to shoot. Nothing…
Here’s the second article in what will be a series on photographing fire trucks with state capital fire departments. This trip was to Austin Texas for Pierce. It took place several years ago before I switched from film to digital…
Here’s another assignment that I had photographing fire trucks for the E-ONE calendar. I visited the Oklahoma City Fire Department who had recently had several pieces of aerial apparatus refurbished and re-chassied. Oklahoma City is the Capitol of Oklahoma and…
For several years, E-ONE Fire Trucks wanted their calendar to include images of their trucks in action. They were sticklers for detail and the manner in which their product was displayed. As such, they wanted clean, well lit, nicely posed…
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,…