$1 Million Photo Shoot

Manteca, CA:  The Manteca Fire Department, who I am fortunately employed by, purchased a Sutphen SPH100 Aerial Platform Fire Apparatus...In other words, a new Fire Truck.   The truck reaches 100' into the air and looks cool to boot.  Our crew took it out behind the station and I was able to shoot this million dollar piece of equipment...(It's really, really, really cool).

 

 Code 3 lights at night are always cool...

Truck has something like 3250 watts of lighting...full moon in the back.

  

Break in the fog...                                       ...fully extended

  

Manteca skyline...looking east toward the Sierras.

100' up 100' down

   

It's gonna be an awesome tool for the Department

Strike Team

Strike Team!

I was assigned to a strike team for structure protection at the Sesnon Fire in L.A. on Monday afternoon.  After a long drive we arrived early Tuesday morning in Thousand Oaks.  We were given the Granada Hills and Porter Ranch section of the fire for structure protection...My camera battery was dying, so I only have a few pics...

Now it's back to editing the photo shoot from Sunday with some beautiful models and a lot of talented photogs...

Manteca engine in the foreground...pretty socal sunset in the back...

L.A. City Fire has choppers!  How's that for great duty.

Manteca Fire at your service...what kind of dorky look is on my face?