Posts Categorized: Fire Photography
Andy Fredericks Training Days – Updated!
The first day of the Andy Fredericks Training Days was a great success! The largest group ever to attend the annual three-day conference arrived at the communal breakfast buzzing with energy and brotherhood despite the early hour.
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A consulting gig on 15th and East Capitol, NE.
4:06 a.m. - Engine 8 is dispatched on a single-engine local alarm for smoke in the area.
4:15 a.m. - Everyone else is dispatched to deal with what they found.
A great video clip can be found at this link; credit to Vernard Green on Medic 8 at the time.…
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The Best Camera.
You know what they say... the best camera is the one that's with you.
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Photo Contest / Fredericks Training Days
I'm extremely pleased and quite proud to announce that my photo submission for the 2011 Andy Fredericks Training Days was selected as the winning entry!
We received dozens of submissions featuring photographs from all over the country. In the end t…
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one city block
"Victim, if you can hear me, keep tapping on something!"
It started slowly, almost imperceptibly. I pressed the headphones tighter to my head with one hand and turned the volume up.
tap... tap... tap...
It was definitely there, and it was …
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Photo round-up
When you abandon a bike near a firehouse dumpster, be prepared for what it may become. I dragged this bike into the apparatus bay one evening after taking out the garbage; several tours later, I found it out behind the firehouse like this. Apparently "An…
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A physics nerd’s take on technical rescue.
Today was certainly no exception to my eager thirst for geeky science stuff.
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Trench drill; or, playing in the mud for fun and profit.
One of the unique things about being assigned to Engine 15 is the occasional need to support Rescue Squad 3 in their technical area of expertise: trench and collapse rescue. We're expected to know more than the average bear about the various tools an…
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Hockey Tournament Pictures – still up!
They've been available for a few weeks now, and I wasn't sure if all participating team members were made aware that they're still up for sale. Below are a few favorites of mine; if you see anyone you recognize, please let them know!
The gallery col…
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Recruit Class 362 on the Fire Boat; a quick photo set.
This past Friday, I was given the distinct pleasure of accompanying Recruit Class 362 to the Fire Boat for their class picture. They seemed excited and appeared in good spirits, seeing as their graduation is just over two weeks away.
(We all remem…
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RaisingLadders Photography on Facebook, Indy, and a few other items.
I've finally put together a Facebook page for the photography business; with the increasing functionality of FB's pages for services/businesses, it's almost like you don't need a home website anymore (don't worry, I won't be discarding RLP.com—I'm …
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Caught another one…
Bobo poking his head in and surveying the damage after the fact. Click on the image for full-size.
Expecting another "food on the stove" box alarm or "nothing found" gas leak (like the last two had been, at 2 a.m. and 3:30 a.m., respectively), I grumb…
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Obstacle courses; also, my farewell to The Farm.
"Shit. Uh, Sarge? There's no stairs back here."
We were second due on a reported basement fire, and we had seen smoke as we pulled up. The wagon had come through one of the legs in an H-shaped alley, and the house was dead smack in the middle of the…
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DCFD Hockey Tournament
Quick note: I've been re-building my photography website and creating promotional materials for several upcoming events, so that's been taking up the majority of my spare time recently. In a similar vein, however, I will be photographing the DCFD Hoc…
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The long-awaited Dublin Fire Brigade update!
A voice rang out from down the hallway, with it's owner appearing around a corner seconds later.
"Hey! We've got a call near the Liffey!
Glenn turned his head from us and cursed quietly.
"Are we goin' swimming?" he asked, tentatively.
"Na…
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Back from Ireland… pictures to follow soon!
Alright, between unpacking, fixing my jet lag, and backing up all my camera's memory cards, it'll be a little bit before I can put something together about the DFB. Suffice it to say, we were treated to a great tour through the firehouse, had some hi…
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Leaving for Ireland today! (plus pictures)
Be safe, everyone... I'll see you all in about a week!
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I had some film developed recently, and I thought I'd add a few of my (decidedly older) shots, just for kicks. I've always liked the grainy look of real film—almost unheard of i…
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Demotivational Posters, among other things.
I've been gearing up for Ireland and redesigning RaisingLaddersPhotography.com, so I haven't had much time for writing lately.
I do, however, have a few gems that I made a while back tucked away for just this occasion—enjoy the photos!
They'r…
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I used to like snow. Really, I did.
I used to like playing in the snow, stomping through it... snowball fights, snow angels, the whole nine wintery yards. But after working in all this?
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Finally, a first-due job… and a pretty good one, at that.
Our wagon driver's voice came from the front of the cab, punching through the audible mess of sirens and air horns as we screamed a left out of the firehouse.
"It's off! This one's off!"
The other back step guy and I looked at each other.
What? …
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DCFD’s own in Haiti, plus picture compilations.
First and foremost, I'm proud to see one of DCFD's own searching for survivors after the terrible earthquake in Haiti.
From www.tampabay.com's All Eyes feature: Christopher Holmes from the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue searches for surviv…
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“Documenting the Decade” – or, how I made the New York Times!
A few weeks back, the New York Times website asked for submissions to be considered in their "Documenting the Decade" feature. I figured I'd toss some of my work into the ring, and two of my photographs were selected! I mean, it's not the print version (…
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Georgetown University EMS: a story in photos.
A little while back, I spent a day with Georgetown University's EMS system (officially yet whimsically known as "G.E.R.M.S"). I originally contacted their PR director because I was intrigued by the notion of an independent emergency service provider that…
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Recruit Class 360: congratulations, and good luck! (w/pictures)
Happy New Year! Yes, I haven't put up a new post since last year, but there were several factors that led to this:
I wanted to leave the Nikon Festival instructions up for a while, so visitors could make sure to see them (be sure to vote if you haven…
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You know you’re a probationer when:
• You're telling your friends where to meet up later that night, but directions to the bar include "it's right near the hydrant on the southwest corner," or "...it'll be in the twelve-hundred-block of Connecticut Ave."
• "Yes, sir" has enter…
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