"Eyes of Fire" - The Peoria Fire Department: I trust all my fellow UHH members had a safe and wonderful 4th of July. As we were working so was the Peoria Fire department. When I got...

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Jul 5, 2017 21:22:20 #

docphoto Loc: Illinois

I trust all my fellow UHH members had a safe and wonderful 4th of July. As we were working so was the Peoria Fire department. When I got home from my ER shift, I sat down, watched TV when my pager and radio went off " Working House fire!" Even though I had just gotten home from a 13 hr ER shift, my adrenalin surged,I grabbed my new NIKON D500, my NIKON 24-70mm 2.8, and the NIKON Flash5000 ( Quite honestly I couldn't get my D4s and NIKON 70-200mm 2.8 AFS ready so I grabbed the first camera that was near).
Although the fire was out by time I got to the fire scene the firefighters were still putting out small fires and tearing down walls as well as pouring water on the hot spots. As many of you know me by now, I ALWAYS shoot for the facial expression to capture the intensity of the moment. The photos I have attached are from the 4th of July house fire.
Any comments or suggestions are always appreciated.

Doc Photo
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THEM FOR BETTER QUALITY

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Jul 5, 2017 21:49:13 #

Kymi

Great pictures. Thank you and these guys for all you do.

Jul 5, 2017 21:57:45 #

Jbederka Loc: Valley Cottage, NY

Great shots!

Jul 5, 2017 22:00:05 #

docphoto Loc: Illinois

Thank you !!

Jul 5, 2017 22:13:29 #

crafterwantabe Loc: Mn

Great capture.

Jul 6, 2017 03:40:14 #

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

Excellent series of photographs on the subjects.
Good details in the downloads.
Well taken.

Jul 6, 2017 06:54:57 #

machia Loc: NJ

Excellent shots .
How many battalions do you have in The PFD ? Just curious .
My Father was a B/C in Newark , NJ , NFD has six battalions . When he was Captain in Engine-18 in the 1970's the city had a working fire every 45 minutes . The city was literally burning down . It finally calmed down in the mid 1990's .
Stay safe .
(Great photos !)

Jul 6, 2017 07:20:47 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

You've captured them well!

Jul 6, 2017 07:25:28 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

docphoto wrote:

I trust all my fellow UHH members had a safe and w... (show quote)

Excellent! Did you consider dimming that bright light light in the top photo?

Jul 6, 2017 09:23:00 #

docphoto Loc: Illinois

machia wrote:

Peoria Fire Dept has 12 stations and 3 battalions. As with most fire stations over the years there more EMS calls vs fire calls. When I was EMS DIRECTOR of the Pasadena Fire DEPT many years ago and EMS DIRECTOR in southern Delaware subsequent to Pasadena, there was an increase in fire response to EMS calls in addition to fire calls.

Jul 6, 2017 09:54:33 #

gsmith051 Loc: Fairfield Glade, TN

Really excellent head shots. Thank you for showing and very much appreciated. /George

Jul 6, 2017 10:04:19 #

Godessof2 Loc: Port Jeff Sta NY

Great shots ! You convey a wide range of emotion ! I took one set of fire pics and hope I never do it again! Yes it's my home burning to the ground because no one called 911 !!!!