May. 21, 2007 - And now, for something completely different!

This is Bear. He spends a lot of time in the woods.


We rolled out of bed a little after 4:00 am to fight this fire. It was daylight by the time we stripped the roof completely off the house.

Firefighting is very dirty business. By the look on Bear's face, you can also tell that it is exhausting.



This is Javan and a probationary Firefighter. Every probie is called "New kid".


Javan and the new kid are about to head to the fourth floor to combat a working fire. For whatever reason, the Chief held things up for a moment and that set the stage for me to get this shot. Javan is confident and relaxed. New kid's face tells a different story.