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FIRE PICS "ON THE JOB"

Two photos below: Camden, N.J., 3/26/09. Heavy fire in a vacant dwelling. Photos by Steve Skipton, www.myspace.com/phillyfirenews
Two photos below: Detroit, March 2009.  Photos by Steve Redick, www.ksc711.smugmug.com
Three photos below: Camden, N.J.  A smoke explosion, captured in the middle photo, injured a battalion chief. Debris from the explosion can be seen in the bottom photo. Photos by Steve Skipton, www.myspace.com/phillyfirenews
Two photos below: Detroit, 3/21/09. DFD firefighters battle a 2-alarm church fire. Photos by Dennis Walus, www.detroitfiregroundimages.smugmug.com
Two photos below: San Jose, California. SJFD firefighters battle a two-alarm blaze involving a 100' x 300' multiple occupancy commercial building.  Photos by Craig Allyn Rose, www.emergencyphoto.com
Three photos below: Hamtramck, Mich. firefighters work at this commercial building fire at Lumpkin and Andrus with mutual aid assistance from Highland Park FD. Photos by Dennis Walus, www.detroitfiregroundimages.smugmug.com
Three photos below: Camden, N.J., 2nd alarm, Kaighn Ave. Photos by Steve Skipton www.myspace.com/phillyfirenews
Two photos below: Cupertino, Calif. Santa Clara County firefighters battle a house fire with assistance from the San Jose Fire Department. Photos by Craig Allyn Rose www.emergencyphoto.com
Four photos below: Gloucester City, N.J. Firefighters battle a wind-driven fire that spread to the dwelling next door. Last photo, don't you wish we could all do this at least once during our career? Photos by Steve Skipton, www.myspace.com/phillyfirenews
Three photos below: 2-11 on Chicago's northwest side results in two civilian deaths. Photos by Steve Redick, www.ksc711.smugmug.com
Below: Vernon, Conn. firefighters respond to this MVA and have to use their tower to remove the driver. Photo by Patrick Dooley

Two photos below: Detroit, box alarm at Charest and E Davison. Initial operations at this fire in a two-family flat were offensive, but rapidly changing conditions forced DFD firefighters to go defensive. Photos by Denis Walus, www.detroitfiregroundimages.smugmug.com
Three photos below: Worcester, Mass., March 5, 2009. Rapid fire spread in a five-story occupied multiple dwelling resulted in numerous rescues and several firefighters injured. Seventy-nine people were left homeless in this four-alarm blaze. A nearby church steeple caught fire but was rapidly extinguished. Photos by Dave Gallagher
Three photos below:  March 9, 2009, Camden, New Jersey, firefighters operate at this second alarm with a report of people trapped.  Photos by Matt Cook, www.phillyfirenews.com. Special thanks to Steve Skipton, www.myspace.com/phillyfirenews.

Three photos below: March 8, 2009.  Fire in Detroit's 9th Battalion at Kensington and McKinney. Photos by Dennis Walus, www.detroitfiregroundimages.com
Three photos below: Camden, New Jersey. Photos taken by staff member, PhillyFireNews.com.  Thanks to Steve Skipton, www.myspace.com/phillyfirenews for this submission.