I am Josh and I have put together this page to share some pictures from my work with people and the provide some links for people who want to know more about fire a way to research it online. Hopefully when I get ambitious I will also include some stories. Well please enjoy this site, and contact me if you see anything that needs to be changed or if you have any questions.
Most of the following pictures where taken with my Kodak digital camera, I have now moved up to an Olympus C-4000 so any pictures taken after the season of 2002 are from that camera. I work for Florida Panther NWR near Naples, FL it's my third tour of duty or so to speak down there, but now I am permanent there so lot's more of Florida to come soon . I also have worked in Oregon for Malheur NWR, pictures from OR and out west were taken during stints out there. Please contact me if you want more info on the pictures or would like to use them.
Ol Polebarn Fire
Six Pack Fire
2006 Prescribed burn photos
(technology used to monitor fire on Florida Panther NWR)
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C-26
Last updated:02-Jun-2006
Following the buggies out, bumpy road makes for interesting pictures.
A cotton mouth that seems to have been attacked by a hog.
Burning on Florida Panther NWR, this is one of the cypress strands there
Panther tracks?
Mike A. and James R. ham it up on the swamp buggy.
The great feller buncher we use it to remove excess cabbage palm.
Too many to write about, but yeah Merritt Island is part of NASA.
Burning on Big Pine Key, in Florida this burn was done 3 days after an inch of rain.
Here comes the culprit with torch in hand (me), thanks for the picture Jim.
Got a good shot of Marc on the line with the helicopter flying overhead.
An aerial shot of a burn on No Name Island, thanks again to Jim D.
Moonscape left after the fire ran through the area
Engine 426 group photo
The plume over the Davis fire
My original engine crew for the Summer season in OR
Sign says it all
One hell of a fire mullet
Fireworks that were going off over our camp in Lapine, OR
This is a picture of a helicopter 715, dropping some water on the Malheur Complex
Another picture of the same helicopter, this time it was dropping along a hand line that started at the ridgeline and went down into the valley.
This is a picture from the Malheur Complex fire. We were doing a back burn along the fire line to improve the line. The line was right on the Wilderness boundary so we can't go in with any mechanical tools to make the line bigger.
Another picture from the burnout on Division Z, on the Malheur Complex.
Here is a picture of the wilderness sign. It shows you how we were working right of the wilderness boundary with the dozer line.
This is what remained of the Bear Valley FS Guard Station. It was burnt down during the Flagtail fire near Seneca, OR.
Another photo op for our crew on the Malheur Complex, this was taken just before we left the fire.
Red flag warning
2003 in Frenchglen
Three great haircuts
2002 crew, we never miss a photo op. The small tree in the back was a single tree fire that we responded to near Frenchglen, OR.
2002 crew, and some BLM engine crews taking a break on a fire in the Diamond craters.
More pictures from the Diamond craters.
Sometimes you just have to take a break in the shade. The Diamond Craters, OR are full of caves.
A picture of the cave opening.
The back of the T-shirt I designed for our engine crew.
The front pocket of the t-shirt.
This is a picture of James from 2002. James is originally from NC, and this was his first time out west.
Martin (Burns BLM) is showing off on of our Panama torches while burning out one evening near Crane, OR.
We patrol the Steens Mtn. loop road every once in awhile, you can see most of the southern district from here (elev. 9000+ ft.)
This is a picture I took on a fire near the Teton river in ID.
Here is a foam line we put on the Felt fire in Idaho. We used our high expansion foam generator, it worked pretty well, the foam just rolled downlhill. We were hoping to be able to to burn of the foam line, it was plenty wide to burn off of and it stayed there long enough, but it was decided that we would dig a handline instead.
Here is a picture of the Felt fire, you can see the Teton mountains in the background. In the canyon where the smoke is hanging is the Teton river.
This is a picture from the Oliver fire that was located on Malheur National Wildlife refuge. Brian(Burns BLM) took over the engine for the day so I could work as the IC on this fire.
This picture I took shortly after we arrived on the Slokumm fire near Crane, OR.
After the second day on the Slokumm fire everyone was looking for a shady spot to rest. The temperatures were 105+ degrees F during the afternoon.
A group picture during one of our theme days at Frenchglen 2002.
Holy cow.. that's a good deal of pictures there... look for explainations later
Last updated: 06/02/2006