Retired guy. Photographer. I shoot wildland fire, emerg. svcs, aviation, railroads and nature. Video is not free. PM if you wish to buy my footage.

Los Angeles, CA
Joined June 2013
LA Co FD Crew 12 teady to attack the #PointeFire this afternoon. @LACoFDPIO @LACOFD @santaclarita
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LA City's contract helitanker, 5HX, over this afternoon's #StoneFire in Mission Hills. @LAFDtalk @LAFD @HeliEXP
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Water Tender 88 from @LAFD working along Burbank Bl in the #sepulvedabasin this afternoon. @LAFDtalk @LAFDFoundation #BurbankIncident
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Water Tender 88 from @LAFD uses the side sprayer to douse a brush fire along Burbank Bl. in the #Sepulvedabasin this afternoon. @LAFDtalk @LAFDvalley
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Everyone has a role to fulfill as @lafd works to extricate a driver pinned in a vehicle after a collision at Plummer and Gothic in North Hills this evening. @LAFDtalk @LAFDvalley
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Utilizing available resources while awaiting his own, a Chief from @LAFD directs a private water truck in the fight against the 4-acre #balboafire this afternoon. @LAFDtalk
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Heat Upcoming!!☀️🌡️😎 Early next week widespread temperatures in the 80s to low 90s are possible. Daytime highs look to be 10 to 15 degrees above normal on Monday! #CAwx
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Here are the key details of the storm coming this week. Thursday is NOT a good day to travel, especially in the afternoon and night hours. Avoid the roads if you can. #cawx #larain
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A bit cloudy where I was for tonight's launch. I believe the red dot is the booster and the two trails are from the fairings. The shadows are interesting. Maybe it was still sunny up there.
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Here are the most probable rainfall amounts with the next storm system expected for the latter half of next week. There is still much uncertainty with the timing and amounts. There is 40% chance that amounts could be less than these amounts. #CAwx #LArain
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This is a DANGEROUS fire day TODAY. Winds will continue to increase and expand this morning. Humidity is already extremely dry. This map shows the current fire weather conditions. Much of LA & Ventura Counties are at critical Red Flag levels. Any new fire can grow rapidly. #cawx
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With extreme fire weather and wind forecasted for Monday and Tuesday, NOW is the time to act! For wildfire preparedness guidance visit readyforwildfire.org/prepare…
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T-912 from @Ten_Tanker pulls out of a drop in #MandevilleCanyon on 1-11-25 as Dozer Tender 6 from @kerncountyfire watches over. #PalisadesWildfire @LAFDtalk @CALFIRE_PIO @LACoFDPIO
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Working the #PalisadesFire in Mandeville Canyon this afternoon. @CALFIRE_PIO @CAL_FIRE @LAFDtalk
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Strong winds are coming. This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation - in other words, this is about as bad as it gets in terms of fire weather. Stay aware of your surroundings. Be ready to evacuate, especially if in a high fire risk area. Be careful with fire sources. #cawx
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The sunset was pretty tonight. #lawx #SFV @NWSLosAngeles
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Tanker 107 lays down some retardant ahead of the #FranklinFire in Malibu Canyon yesterday. @LACoFDPIO @LACOFD
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A Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning is in effect for the coasts, valleys and mountains in the #SantaAnaWind prone corridor of Los Angeles/Ventura Counties, Monday night into Tuesday. Red Flag warnings are in effect for portions of SoCal Mon-Wed.
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Copter 22 from @LACoFireAirOps makes a drop on what was left of the #GoldenFire in #SantaClarita this afternoon. Solid work by all. @LACoFDPIO @LACOFD
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