Fireground Action Photography Fire and Emergency Services Photography by Craig M. Durling.
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Archive for August, 2009
STATION FIRE – DC10 Tanker Drops
I pretty much spent the weekend covering the Station Fire, a wildland fire burning just north of Los Angeles. The fire has consumed over 107,000 acres and taken the lives of two LA County Firefighters. I have hundreds of images to sift through as well as plenty of video. Below is a short “teaser” of [...]
More Video from the La Brea Fire
Backfiring ops along the northeast flank of the fire and a visit with a crew from West Virginia.
FAP Episode #41 – La Brea Wildland Fire
(Duration 00:40:27) On this episode of Fireground Action Photography we take you along as photographers Mike Meadows, Gene Blevins and I head out to the La Brea wildland fire in Los Padres National Forest. During some downtime I talk with Gene Blevins about the changing world of news photography. To view video of Gene and [...]
Helitanker Phoschek Drop (Too Close)
I finally made it to the La Brea wildfire (now over 85,000 acres) in Los Padres National Forest yesterday. I was in a canyon shooting a camp crew from Inyo National Forest along with photographers Mike Meadows and Gene Blevins when a helitanker came in for a low drop. Here’s what the Phoschek did to [...]
La Brea Wildfire – Los Padres National Forest
The La Brea fire started started on August 8, 2009 and has since burned over 85,000 acres of mountainous terrain within the Los Padres National Forest northeast of Los Angeles. The fire was reportedly started by an illegal Marijuana grow operation in the area. Over 2,000 personnel are on scene comprised of 141 engines, 59 [...]
Freeway IC Brush Fire – Glendale, California
A 40+ acre brush fire scorched the hillside along the 134 / 2 freeway interchange in Glendale, California on August 4th, 2009. The light to heavy brush in rugged terrain set the stage for an “air show” while camp crews hiked in to work the hot spots. No structures were damaged and no injuries were [...]
