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.