Two-alarm fire at 27 5th Ave. in Haverhill, MA

[Pixoul]

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Happiness is a fast 50mm prime. :D Who needs a flash? :rofl

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[Skippy]

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Happiness is a fast 50mm prime. :D Who needs a flash? :rofl


Great series but how about a story to go with the pictures.
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease :D what happened??? .... Skippy
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[Pixoul]

Great series but how about a story to go with the pictures.
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease :D what happened???

No idea. I got home from work and all the commotion was a block away from my house. I practically had to bribe the cop to let me drive the 20' past his roadblock to get to my side street and driveway. :D The fire was completely under control by the time I started shooting and they were just cleaning up at that point.

The only real story I have is walking back up to the scene from my house. Police were keeping everyone with point and shoot cameras behind the police tape and, as I walked up wearing my vest carrying my Canon with battery grip, the officer just pointed at me and lifted the tape. Quote of the evening from said officer: "isn't that lens kind of small?" :rofl

Here's the TAC9 paging system report:

2ND ALARM HAVERHILL, MA. 27 FIFTH AVENUE. CAR 2 REPORTS
HEAVY SMOKE & FIRE IN A 3 STORY WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE, CALL
BACKS TO MAN THE RESERVE CO'S. *154.3625* C33 [TAC9-C101]. 3:50p.m.

U/D 4TH ALARM MILTON, MA 11 BLUE HILL AVE 3 STY WDFM LIGHT/MODERATE
SMOKE SHOWING 6 LINES OPERATING 3 STICKS TO THE ROOF HEAVY FIRE
K/D CO'S OVERHAULING *483.5125* C257 O/S [TAC9-C103]. 3:50p.m.

[Phil U.]

Good journalistic shots. You should have jokingly told the officer something to the effect of "It's not the size that matters...."

[Pixoul]

Good journalistic shots.

Thanks muchly! Haverhill seems to be a haven for fires. I've got a half dozen other fire shoots I need to put up. :D I'd say that I always seem to be in the right place at the right time but I don't think it could be considered the right time for the property owner... :cry

You should have jokingly told the officer something to the effect of "It's not the size that matters...."

You mean...like this? :rofl

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[ShepsMom]

Great set!! I love 1st shot! :clap