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Cool ass fire truck in a gorgeous setting …

  • Posted on February 27, 2019February 28, 2019
  • by Larry

Okay, perhaps I should have toned down the title here, but I’ve written two previous posts about the gorgeous country that I encountered in British Columbia and how it impacted my decisions to provide images of their new fire engine…

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Children use a fire hose

  • Posted on October 6, 2016
  • by Larry

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.…

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Oshkosh Striker ARFF

  • Posted on September 4, 2014
  • by Larry

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…

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Fire truck photography

  • Posted on August 8, 2014
  • by Larry

Here’s a busy image of an industrial fire engine at a refinery in Ft. McMurray, Canada. This 4×4 E-ONE custom fire engine was photographed on-location for inclusion in one of the E-ONE fire truck calendars. I probably should have pulled…

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  • Fire Truck photography

Seagrave Marauder II fire engine

  • Posted on August 6, 2014August 7, 2014
  • by Larry

I visited the Streamwood Fire Department (IL) today to photograph their entire fleet for uploading to chicagoareafire.com. One of the highlights was having the opportunity to photograph their brand new Seagrave Marauder II fire engine. Delivered in the classic Chicago-style…

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Photographing fire trucks

  • Posted on August 3, 2014
  • by Larry

It’s not always a beautiful sunny day when I am out photographing fire trucks. Sometimes, like this visit to Harrisburg, PA, it’s overcast when I’m there and I don’t know when I’ll have the opportunity to visit again. It was…

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  • Fire Truck photography

American LaFrance fire trucks

  • Posted on August 1, 2014
  • by Larry

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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  • Fire Truck photography

American LaFrance fire truck photos

  • Posted on July 30, 2014July 30, 2014
  • by Larry

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…

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Photographing fire trucks on-scene

  • Posted on July 23, 2014
  • by Larry

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…

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Photographing fire trucks

  • Posted on July 10, 2014
  • by Larry

Some assignments work out better than others. Every time I go out photographing fire trucks on assignment, I work hard to create great images for the client … that’s my job. Bear in mind that these are not big budget…

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