Fire Apparatus Photography provides access to an extensive collection of fire service vehicles photography through 2007. The fire apparatus featured on this site were photographed at locations throughout the United States and in a number of overseas locations. Available photography includes pumpers (engines), aerials (ladder trucks), brush units, tankers (water tenders), hazardous materials units and other specialized vehicles. Municipal, county, state, federal and private departments' fire-fighting units are incorporated into the photography available on this web site. We have attempted to provide as many technical specifications on each vehicle as possible.

Chuck Madderom, noted fire apparatus historian, photographer and author of several books on apparatus and departments, has joined our team and will be providing photography for sale through this website. He has recently resided in the Los Angeles area and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in early 2007.

Fire Apparatus Photography Services
Individual photographs of the apparatus listed on the Excel spreadsheets or on the HTML listings are available for purchase as 4 x 6 color prints for US $1.25 each. Larger enlargements up to poster size also are available upon request. See our
Custom Services Page for more details.

We welcome international orders.

Many of the vehicles in the 1997-2007 listings can be purchased as 35mm Kodachrome or Fujichrome high-resolution color transparencies. These transparencies are originals, not duplicate slides, and are available at $1.00 each.

All of the vehicles described in the listings were individually posed and photographed. Most of the vehicles were taken in sunlight under excellent photographic conditions. Care was also taken to minimize background distractions in the photography to the extent possible.

Fire apparatus included in the listings has appeared in many publications including "Firehouse Magazine" and "Fire Apparatus Journal." Our apparatus photography has also been featured in "Enjine-Enjine", the quarterly publication of the Society for the Preservation of and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America (SPAAMFAA) and in "The Virginia Fire News", the bi-monthly publication featuring the Virginia fire service. In addition to the periodicals above, our apparatus photography has appeared in historical books such as "American Fire Engine Manufacturers" by Walter M. P. McCall and "US-Firetruck Highlights" by Juergen Kiefer. Our fire vehicle imagery has also appeared regularly in the Iconografix series of books on various US fire apparatus manufacturers including the Crown, Seagrave, Pierce, Van Pelt and Los Angeles City photo archives.

The details on individual fire vehicles as listed in the web site were obtained from a variety of sources. The accuracy of the information is not guaranteed and it represents the best data available at the time of publication. We welcome any amplifications, changes or suggestions relating to individual vehicles to improve the accuracy of the listings. If additional information is needed on specific vehicles, we suggest contact with the manufacturer or the department utilizing the vehicle.

We anticipate adding additional photography to this site on a regular basis.

Please see the Custom Services Page for other services available.

Email us at: Penethol@AOL.com.