A behind the scenes story of action photography at a fast-moving wildfire in southern California.
Continue readingCalifornia: Sage Fire evacuation orders lifted for Stevenson Ranch
Above Photo by Jeff Zimmerman
Jeff Zimmerman of Zimmerman Media took some excellent photos at the Sage Fire southwest of Santa Clarita on the west side of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles.
The South Zone Coordination Center reports this morning that the fire has burned 800 acres. The evacuation orders for 700 homes have been lifted for the Stevenson Ranch community however the area remains closed for non-residents. The fire started near Sagecrest Circle and The Old Road.
About 1,200 firefighters battled the blaze.
The map of the Sage Fire below was generated at 8 a.m. PDT July 10, 2016 with data current as of 2:25 a.m PDT July 10, 2016.
Photos from the Shirley Fire
Jeff Zimmerman of Zimmerman Media took some excellent photos at the Shirley Fire near Lake Isabella, California over the weekend. Jeff has been involved in the fire service for the past 28 years and has served as a fire officer, paramedic, hazardous materials technician and as a photojournalist.
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Thanks Jeff!
Photos from the Pine Fire in southern California
Jeff Zimmerman was kind enough to send us these excellent photos he took at the Pine Fire in Los Angeles County that started Friday on the south side of Highway 138 in Gorman. The last we heard, on Sunday firefighters were calling it 109 acres and 85 percent contained.
Jeff said the brush and trees in the Los Angeles area really seems to be showing the effects of drought and has not exhibited much change recently in spite of the four inches of precipitation in the last few weeks. The affected vegetation is very noticeable along the Interstate 5 corridor, he said, between the 2,500-foot and 4,400-foot elevation where the bathtub ring of air pollution accumulates.
You can see more of Jeff’s photogaphy at his site. Thanks Jeff.
Thanks Jeff!
Water scooping air tankers dropping on the Colby Fire
Jeff Zimmerman was kind enough to send us these photos he took of CL-415 water-scooping air tankers dropping on the Colby Fire east of Los Angeles on January 16. The Canadian air tankers are leased every year during the fall by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Their 2013 contract was scheduled to end in December, but was extended due to the extremely dry conditions in southern California.
You can see more of Jeff’s photography at his site. Thanks Jeff.
More information about the Colby Fire.
Earlier we posted some extraordinary photos and videos of the CL-415s scooping water at Santa Fe Dam.
Additional photos and information about air tankers can be found at FireAviation.com
Photos of fires in SoCal
Here are a couple of photos our friend Jeff Zimmerman, of Zimmerman Media, recently took at fires in southern California. The day time shot was on June 13 at the north bound 14 Freeway at Ave F, and the night time shot was on June 10 at 110th Street West and Highway 138.
