1/n: Wildfire Gratitude: W/ fire activity moderating, I want to thank some folks. 1st firefighters on front lines who let me photograph their work to save lives+property. Seeing you bust your tails day after day up close gives me continued respect for the yeoman’s work you do.
2/n: To law enforcement. I can get on your case in the heat of things when some try and deny 409.5/media access, but the majority are professional, courteous, and often lack the PPE or safety gear, but are still keeping the peace during major fires. Thank you.
3/n: To OES, logistics, support, camp crews, utility+road road workers, and dispatchers supporting frontline first responders. You keep the machine humming and well-oiled. None of this would happen without you!
4/n: To meteorologists, IMET’s and NWS forecasters. You also save lives, provide critical intel and insight, all under tremendous pressure with public safety at stake. You rock!
5/n: To fellow photographers and reporters for having my back and sharing real-time info. Specifically @kentporter! Your work is the bar I measure against. And to Twitter for intel @ai6yrham @SonomaScanner @engineco16 @CAFireScanner and many others.
@kentporter @ai6yrham @SonomaScanner @engineco16 @CAFireScanner 6/n: To the editors @washingtonpost and @time who brought me on assignments to photograph for them, and for giving me license and freedom to make images to share with readers.
@kentporter @ai6yrham @SonomaScanner @engineco16 @CAFireScanner @washingtonpost @TIME 7/n: Last but not least, the public. Under incredible duress+recurring trauma you’ve shown resilience, grace, and a sense of community despite repeated wildfire impacts. Keeping businesses open late, running short-staffed, offering water, bringing food to the ICP, (cont)
@kentporter @ai6yrham @SonomaScanner @engineco16 @CAFireScanner @washingtonpost @TIME 8/n: giving shelter to evacuees/neighbors, your spirit is an inspiration. Thank you for allowing me to photograph your properties and share your stories even on the most challenging days of your lives. I'm truly humbled.
@kentporter @ai6yrham @SonomaScanner @engineco16 @CAFireScanner @washingtonpost @TIME 9/n: We're all in this for the long haul, so rest up when you can and be good to one another. Life is short and beautiful. With that, going to take the weekend off and rest. Pending any breaking fires, be safe out there! SP #cafire
PS: If I forgot anything feel free to add! One last one is all the new followers to my account. Thanks for reading and will always do my best to share updates while balancing my assignments in the field.
@kentphotos sorry!
