This may be the first time a full time firefighter has one an Emmy. Steve Schopper, a videographer for Colorado Springs Fire Department, won the prestigious award for the videos he shot at the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest Fires in Colorado Springs, Colorado..
On June 14, 2013 we embedded the following video that was recorded on the Black Forest Fire by the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
This is the link to the Denver Post video in which I won my Emmy.
http://www.denverpost.com/fireline/ci_24638312/watch-fire-line/
The Black Forest Fire video, which I also produced, was nominated for an Emmy but it did not win. That video has gone around the globe and has generated a lot of positive response especially from land owners who now understand the benefit of good fuel mitigation and defensible space.
Eric Hipke needs to be nominated for an Emmy.