Fire photographer in Sonoma County, California

Joined June 2020
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Firefighters from around Sonoma County battled a 2nd alarm apartment fire last night. The Redwood Fire kept units on scene about four hours ensuring the all hotspots were extinguished. #sebastopol #sebastopolfire
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According to the Sebastopol Fire Department the fire caused approximately $750,000 in damage. #sebastopol
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The #ElectraFire backs down to the Mokelumne River near the fires origin late on the night of July 5th. Earlier in the day, helicopters and ground crews worked to keep the fire in check off the end of Quail Drive. A large firing operation is planned for this evening.
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A copter works the #ElectraFire this evening as an engine crew hikes back up the hill. The fire is mostly backing down the drainage, still putting up a significant smoke column however.
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Tankers 82, 83 and 91 come in to land at the Santa Rosa Airport while on a load and return to the #ScenicFire just outside of Port Costa in Contra Costa County. The fire is currently 108 acres and fire activity has moderated.
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Evan Jacobs retweeted
🔥📲 How am I just learning about the @watchdutyapp? It’s operated by a big group, to include @AirAttackImages, @CAFireScanner, and @barkflight, along with others whose Twitter handles aren’t listed on the website. Link: watchduty.org/

The Watch Duty team is always on watch. We have released a feature to show you information about some of the fires we are monitoring — before we notify you.
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The #OldFire burned at least 520 acres outside of Napa today drawing a large response from both the air and ground. As of now, the fire appears to have died down although official containment still stands at 5%.
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The airshow had a heavy presence with up to 7 tankers and 2 helicopters working the fire at a time. Firefighters will work through out the night to keep the #OldFire from growing more.
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Copter 913 refuels in a feild off Silverado Trail before departing back to Alma Helitack from the #OldFire
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#OldFire Copter 913 from the back of the camera.
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The #OldFire is still putting up some smoke from largely interior burning
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Firefighters on the #OldFire are letting the fire burn down to Soda Springs Rd and holding it there. Winds are light.
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The #OldFire in Napa County
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Santa Rosa, Sonoma County and Graton Fire departments handled a large outbuilding fire last night in West Santa Rosa. The building was fully involved on arrival forcing firefighters to focus on keeping the fire from extending to the adjacent business.
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The #WalkerFire gutted one vacant building and burned a small shed to the ground in downtown Sebastopol this evening. The 2nd alarm fire drew a heavy response from Sebastopol, Gold Ridge, Graton and Santa Rosa Fire Departments. @soconews_seb_wc @NorthBayNews @KPIXtv
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Firefighters were successful in keeping the fire from spreading to a nearby commercial buildings and quickly had the fire under control.
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#WalkerFire in Downtown Sebastopol.
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The #WalkerFire in Sebastopol this afternoon. @NorthBayNews
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The #CoyoteFire threatened to burn more then 50 structures today in #HiddenValleyLake. Thankfully, an aggressive air and ground assault kept it at bay but not before it burned 137 acres.
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After tying in their handline to a hose lay, the crew of Copter 104 regroups before heading to their next assignment on the #CoyoteFire.
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Copters 104 and 101 along with 1 private helicopter put in lots of work extinguishing hot spots along the edge of the line before being released around dark. #CoyoteFire
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