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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: FireChief on May 23, 2009, 04:44:07
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Hello All,
Playmobil Fire Department responded to a structure fire in which three firefighters were injured in a flashover lastnight.
Playmobil Communications began receiving reports of a house on fire at 2854 Yelton Lane at around 2045.
1st Alarm - Engines 1 2 and 3 Ladder 2 Squad 3 RIT 4 Medic 1 and 3 Car 5 and 4
Engine and Medic 1 arrived on scene and advised they had heavy smoke showing from a single story structure, unknown if occupied. Engine 1's crew took a hoseline and made entry.
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Engine 2 arrived and connected to the hydrant while Ladder 2 went to work on ventilation.
Engine 1 reported that the interior was rapidly deteriorating, within seconds there was a flashover in the structure.
Engine 1's crew was able to bailout through the front door and a window.
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Evacuation orders were immediately given via radios and airhorn blasts. Accountability was taken.
The RIT team was activated in case there were any missing firefighters.
2nd Alarm - Engine 5 Quint 6 Medic 4 5 and 6 Support 1 and 5 ( light plants ) and a recall for all off-duty members
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Three additional Medic Units were requested at the scene for the injured firefighters. All of the injuries appeared to be minor.
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Crews were able to bring the fire under control in about 45 minutes. The house is a complete loss.
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Alright Folks,
That's it for now. Comments are always appreciated. :)
- Ben
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Excellent photo story with extraordinary night shots! The realism is right on target I've been in the process of doing a night shot for a rescue photo story, but I really like the outside atmosphere of all of your photo stories better! Well done as always :)9!
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I am very impressed with the photography! How did you do all the fire shots? :wow:
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Excellent production, Ben, and great photography. A night story is something I've often thought about how to do technically (in the dark? in low light?), and your story here shows the way. Technical details would be interesting on exposure etc as you clearly didn't use flash but don't seem to have problems with image quality.
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Hey guys,
Thanks for the comments so far.
As you know, to get the fire shots the house was actually burning. (the hose close by in case anything got out of hand, which it did.)
The pictures were a different challenge. To be honest, I've never really used this camera at night. I had plenty of lighting when the fire was going, but that came to an end very quickly. So, I set the camera on ISO (high sensitivity) and used the light trailers as much as I could. Everywhere I needed extra light I used a rather dim (so not to over do it) mini flashlight, like in the ambulance shot.
The only shots that kind of came out fuzzy were the ones taken right at twilight, and I've always had a problem with this camera and those shots.
Hope that kind of explained things... I'm no photography expert by any means.
- Ben
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Nice shots Ben! I enjoyed the photostory
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Nice story and well photographed. The integration of real fire is really stunning.
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great story. your night photography adds so much drama. very nice indeed.
kaethe
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Thanks, Ben! I loved it !!! ... :wow: ... :wow: ... :wow:
My two favorites were your photos of Engine 1 (entry) and Engine 1 (bailout).
The scene that you set up with the smoke (entry) was very, very convincing!
And fire, like water, is somewhat hard to scale down (especially down to 1:22.5 scale), however, in your "bailout" scene, your fire looks perfect!
As others have already said, the lighting is first class and the photography excellent. And, all accompanied with a darn good narrative ... :)9
Very impressive, Ben!
All the best,
Richard
BTW ... where were all the cops that night? (Or, did I somehow miss them?)
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Hey guys,
Thanks for the comments so far.
As you know, to get the fire shots the house was actually burning. (the hose close by in case anything got out of hand, which it did.)
The pictures were a different challenge. To be honest, I've never really used this camera at night. I had plenty of lighting when the fire was going, but that came to an end very quickly. So, I set the camera on ISO (high sensitivity) and used the light trailers as much as I could. Everywhere I needed extra light I used a rather dim (so not to over do it) mini flashlight, like in the ambulance shot.
The only shots that kind of came out fuzzy were the ones taken right at twilight, and I've always had a problem with this camera and those shots.
Hope that kind of explained things... I'm no photography expert by any means.
- Ben
Thanks for the info, Ben. The idea of the dimmed flashgun was a good one. If you don't mind it's something I shall explore too when the time comes.
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Thanks for the great compliments everyone. They are much appreciated.
And Richard, I think the cops were busy blocking off the roads, it was quite packed with fire equipment.
- Ben
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And Richard, I think the cops were busy blocking off the roads, it was quite packed with fire equipment.
Thanks for the explanation, Ben.
I wondered where they were ... :klickywink:
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Excellent photos and story, Ben.
Well done :wow: :wow:
Best regards,
Jimbo
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Thanks Jimbo,
I'm glad you enjoyed the story.
- Ben
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Nice story and well photographed. The integration of real fire is really stunning.
I agree completely, nothing looks quite like fire but fire! Good job Ben, very nicely done.
Gepetto
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Thought I'd bump this story tonight, for newer members (including myself) who haven't seen it before or had a chance to comment on it. :)
Ben, this is so beautifully done! The photography is perfect, and it's awesome seeing the klickys fighting a real fire! I think my favorite scene is of the flashover, with them bailing out. Amazing work! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Looks really real ;D.
Nice to see these stories, maybe when my AFD is beefed-up enough I could make one.
No fire though, it would be hard to mess with fire with a 4 yo around :P.
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I would have to say also, great pictures and excellent set up. I'm a great fan of your work and stories!
BB, I just wish Ben could visit us more and post again like he did in the past.
I hope he's able to see our comments, and wish he rejoins us like Tim.
Baden :wave:
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Yes, I'm sure he can see our comments, and it's always great to see an old friend return!
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Tremendous pictures, Ben! :)9 Thank you for sharing your story!
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As Justin says, Tremendous pictures!!! Really cupture the essence of a fire fight!! And the fire is real!!!! :o
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Excellent story and photography, Ben!!