Tag: Larry Shapiro
On assignment today in Florida brought me to the St. Pete/Clearwater International Airport which is also home to the US Coast Guard Station Clearwater. Although my mission was to photograph a new ARFF unit, I couldn’t help myself from frequently…
I’ve been on the road lately and had the opportunity to grab some interesting shots of severe storms. These photos of thunderstorms are from Chicago and Philadelphia. The first is from the window seat of an airplane as we were…
Here’s a quick shot from an assignment today with the Tramway Fire Department in Sanford, NC. The old and the new. The new fire engine with the antique shows 60 years of history. The restored engine is a 1954 Ford…
The first Oshkosh Striker ARFF unit was displayed several years ago at an international trade show in New Orleans. Due to the size of the vehicle, it travelled on a drop-deck, low-boy trailer. After the show was over, the plan…
I was on the road today and was photographing a fire truck for a calendar. We were setup in front of a commercial building and getting everything ready for the shot, when someone came out of the office and asked…
Something a bit different tonight, here are two fire scene videos that I posted from back-to-back fire scenes that I shot last week. The first was a 3-11 Alarm at 6308 S. Halsted in Chicago: The second was a…
Okay … so the headline is a bit sensational … I was at a townhouse fire today in Buffalo Grove (IL) and there wasn’t much to see from the outside. Firefighters made an excellent stop of a fire that communicated…
I took in an early morning fire a few days back … it came in as I was on my way home from another fire. I was in pretty good position to respond. I normally would have not been close. I…
Last night, or more accurately early this morning, there was a 3-11 Alarm fire on Chicago’s south side. I spent three hours at the scene and have just begun to view and edit my images. Here are two fun shots…