Fireground Action Photography Fire and Emergency Services Photography by Craig M. Durling.
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FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG
LOST FOOTAGE!! Fox Air Tanker Base – USFS (2002)
While skimming through some old footage I came across some stuff I shot TEN YEARS AGO while on a tour of Fox Air Tanker Base in Palmdale, CA. Fox is home to the region’s air resources for the United States Forest Service. During the tour, presented for area fire photographers, aircraft was dispatched to brush [...]
Local Documentary Features FAP Station Fire Footage
A local documentary by Arpan Roy on the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Valley features some of my footage from the 2009 Station Fire. Check it out:
“Acacia I/C” 3-Alarm Apartment House Fire – Glendale, CA – New Years Eve 2011
Our final fire of 2011, this fire started in a garage to the rear of the occupied apartment building in the 800 block of Acacia in Glendale, CA. The New Years Eve blaze quickly extended into the adjacent apartments which prompted a 3-alarm response to the scene to battle what had become two garage/auto fires [...]
Your’s Truly Featured in “Firemen’s Grapevine” Magazine
I recently had the honor of being featured in the September issue of LAFRA’s “FIREMEN’S GRAPEVINE” magazine, a monthly publication by the LOS ANGELES FIREMEN’S RELIEF ASSOCATION. This is a great organization and I, along with several of my colleagues in Southern California, have been honored to provide them with photos and content for many years [...]
“Wagon I/C” Wildfire – Canyon Country, California
On September 5th, 2011 firefighters from multiple southern California agencies battled through near 100 degree heat to get control of a wildfire burning off Wagon Wheel Way in Canyon Country, California. At the time of this writing, Wagon I/C reported the fire at 500 acres and 30% containment with hand crews expected to mop up [...]
Physical Rescue Traffic Collision – Burbank, CA
In the early afternoon hours of March 9, 2011 Burbank Fire Department personnel responded to a traffic collision with entrapment near the intersection of Riverside Drive and Bob Hope. First-in units reported a single vehicle vs. tree in a park along the roadway with one person trapped inside. As firefighters used hydraulic equipement to [...]
Fatal Metrolink Collision Involving Horse & Rider – Los Angeles
In the early afternoon of February 11, 2011 a southbound Metrolink commuter train collided with, and fatally injured, a horse and its rider near San Fernando and Sheldon in Los Angeles. Witnesses to the horrific collision reported seeing the horse and rider traversing an elevated railway only to be struck by the train when unable [...]
“Clybourn I/C” – LAFD Greater Alarm Commercial Structure Fire
At about 11:45pm on December 4th, 2010 first-in LA City Fire Dept. units arrived on scene of a large 100′ x 100′ single story commercial structure with heavy smoke showing. A greater alarm response for area stations took only 30 minutes to knock down the fire inside the fortified structure at 8131 N. Clybourn Avenue [...]
Brockmont I/C – 2-alarm Glendale, CA House Fire
At 0130 hrs. on November 27, 2010 Glendale, California Fire Dept. units arrived on scene reporting heavy smoke and fire showing from a two-story hillside single family dwelling in the 800 block of Brockmont Drive. The blaze quickly self-ventilated and a second alarm was soon requested. Flames could be seen from miles away as crews [...]
Fatal School Bus Collision – East Los Angeles
At about 3:00pm on October 25, 2010 LAFD and LAPD units responded to the intersection of Soto and 1st Street (2332 E. 1st Street) in east Los Angeles for a multi-vehicle traffic collision. LAFD personnel arriving on scene quickly requested 50 rescue ambulances for an LAUSD school bus which had rolled over and sent it’s [...]
Mountain Gate I/C – LAFD Brush Fire
Resources from the Los Angeles Fire Department spent the afternoon of September 4, 2010 battling a 10 acre brush fire along the 405 freeway. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Click on the image to view the entire gallery from this incident.
Crown I/C Brush Fire – LA County
The Crown Fire has been burning in northern Los Angeles County (Lancaster) since July 29, 2010. The blaze has consumed almost 14,000 acres and several structures. At the time of this writing the fire is 87% contained thanks to the efforts of over 1,300 personnel on scene. Firefighting assets on this incident have included [...]
Santa Anita I/C – Two Alarm Commercial Structure Fire, Burbank, CA
In the early evening hours of July 27, 2010 the Burbank, California Fire Department responded to several calls reporting a structure fire in a business at San Fernando and Santa Anita in the downtown area. First-in units reported a heavy smoke condition which quickly self-ventilated through the roof, erupting into a fully involved structure. The [...]
Escondido I/C – LA County Brush Fire
As crews doused a small brush fire along the I5 freeway in Newhall Pass, another started nearby at Escondido Canyon and the 14 freeway. Crews quickly extinguished this blaze and held it to about 5 acres. The point of origin was believed to be a car fire in the brush (see photos). Click on the [...]
Newhall I/C Brush Fire – LA County
In the early afternoon of July 23rd, 2010 a brush fire erupted along the northbound I-5 freeway just north of Los Angeles in the Newhall Pass. First-in units reported smoke showing from five miles out and requested a second alarm response as afternoon traffic passed dangerously close to the flames. LAFD, LACoFD and CalFire personnel [...]
“Bronson I/C” – LAFD Greater Alarm Structure Fire
On Wednesday, July 14th 2010, at approx. 2200 hrs. LAFD units responded to multiple 911 calls for a structure fire at 1107 N. Bronson in Hollywood. First-in units reported a large metal-clad commercial structure with heavy smoke and fire showing on arrival. Greater Alarm units quickly poured in to fight the blaze inside the 150′ [...]
Burbank Police NOTAR Take-Off Video
Condensed video of one of Burbank PD’s NOTAR helicopters taking off from the street in front of the Burbank Police/Fire Headquarters after Fire Service Day yesterday, May 8, 2010.
“FIREGROUND PHOTO” T-shirts are here!
A NEW BATCH OF SHIRTS HAS ARRIVED! ORDER YOURS HERE! The front of these Hanes 100% cotton shirts features a scramble design on the left chest surrounded by the words “FIREGROUND PHOTOGRAPHER”. The back clearly identifies you on the scene with the words “FIREGROUND PHOTO”. Shirts are available in navy blue only and are available [...]
POLL: FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY SEMINAR?
Would you be interested in attending a one-day fire photography seminar held on a Saturday in August of this year? The seminar would be affordably priced and held in the Los Angeles area near various forms of transportation and hotels. The seminar would include presentations related to fire photography (still and video) and related safety [...]
“Concord I/C” 2-alarm Commercial Structure Fire – Alhambra, CA
On 3-5-10 at around 8:23pm Alhambra Fire personnel arrived on scene of a one story commercial structure at 2620 W. Concord with light smoke showing. A 2nd alarm was soon requested as fire breached the roof. A quick knockdown was achieved, however, with no injuries reported. Units from Pasadena, San Marino and Monterey Park assisted. [...]
Photo “Contests” – Be Careful
I just read a thread in our ‘Fireground’ Flickr discussion group where a member asked if anyone was going to submit images for a photo contest being held by a well known trade publication. I’ve omitted the name of the publication from this post because the WHO is not the point, the WHY is. Here’s [...]
Garage Fire – Pasadena, California
Several 911 calls brought the Pasadena Fire Department to a fully engulfed garage near the corner of Bell and Michigan on February 10, 2010. The blaze brought down two garages by the time it was over but crews saved nearby houses which were immediately threatened. The original fire building reportedly housed a small silkscreening operation. [...]
Major Water Main Break – Burbank, CA
On 1-23-10 at about 2pm a 12-inch water main ruptured beneath the intersection of Victory Blvd and Palm Ave in downtown Burbank. A major thoroughfare through town, Victory Blvd had to be closed for blocks as a 30 foot portion of the street collapsed into a pool of muddy water. Vehicles parked along the street [...]
New Years Eve in South Central – Video
As tradition would have it, some fellow fire photographers and I headed down to South Central LA on New Years Eve to cover any happenings. Aside from a good auto fire, several medical calls and a fatality garage fire no one could get to, it was a relatively quiet night. Oh, except for the celebratory [...]
