BEYOND THE FIRE LINE

HONORING

THE

HISTORY & TRADITION

OF

FIREFIGHTING

(OPENING DETROIT PHOTOS BY GLENN DUDA & ROB LADD)

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INTRODUCTION

BEYOND THE FIRE LINE IS A CONNECTICUT-BASED FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE SERVICE THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OR IMAGES THAT CHRONICLE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

WEBSITE OPERATION

FIRE PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF OUR COMPLIMENTARY GALLERIES IN ORDER TO POST PHOTOS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THE FIRE SERVICE COMMUNITY. PHOTOS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY E-MAIL TO beyondthefireline@yahoo.com.

CLICK ON ''GALLERIES" AT THE TOP LEFT OF OUR OPENING PAGE IN TO VIEW THE GALLERIES THAT RESIDE IN OUR FOLDERS OR CLICK ON "PAGES" TO OPEN OUR HOME, CONTACT US, FIRE AUDIO & TEXT FEEDS AND SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS PAGES.

NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD AND BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT ARE SOME OF THE LARGER FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE FEATURED ON THIS WEBSITEALONG WITH A F.D.N.Y. FOLDER THAT CONTAINS A 9-11 TRIBUTE.

ALL FOLDERS AND GALLERIES APPEAR IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

RECENT ADDITIONS

WEST HAVEN - ELM ST. FIRE

ON SCENE PHOTOS OF A FIRE THAT RACED THROUGH THE ATTIC OF THE BRAZIL STEAK HOUSE ON ELM ST. IN WEST HAVEN ON 1/18/12 HAVE BEEN POSTED IN OUR "WEST HAVEN GALLERIES" FOLDER.

DEVIL'S NIGHT 2011

PHOTOS OF THE DETROIT FD IN ACTION ON THEIR FAMED DEVIL'S NIGHT 2011 WEEKEND, TAKEN BY GLENN DUDA, HAVE BEEN ADDED TO OUR "DETROIT GALLERIES" FOLDER. VISIT ALLHANDSWORKING.COM, TO SEE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS.

HFD RADIO

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE PARETICIPATING IN A LINK EXCHANGE WITH HFD RADIO .COM IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN AUDIO FEED FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN LISTENING TO FIREGROUND AUDIO FROM THE FD IN HARTFORD, CT. ACCESS TO THIS SERVICE CAN NOW BE FOUND ON OUR "RELATED LINKS" PAGE.

HOWARD AVE. FIRE

HAMDEN LT. JEFF PECHMANN SUBMITTED PHOTOS OF A 2-ALARM FIRE THAT GUTTED A VACANT HOUSE ON HOWARD AVENUE IN NEW HAVEN ON 12/17/11. THE PHOTOS ARE POSTED IN OUR "NEW HAVEN GALLERIES" FOLDER.

DETROIT SMOKE

FIRE PHOTOS, THAT WERE TAKEN BY ROB LADD DURING AN OCTOBER 2011 BUFF TRIP TO DETROIT, HAVE BEEN POSTED IN OUR "DETROIT GALLERIES" FOLDER. VIEWERS CAN ALSO SEE MORE OF HIS PHOTOS ON HIS WEBSITE "NLCFIREPHOTOS.BLOGSPOT.COM."

BRANFORD - F.D.N.Y. BUS TRIP

1966 AND 1975 PHOTOS OF A BRANFORD FD BUS TRIPS TO F.D.N.Y. INCLUDING RARE PHOTOS OF NEW YORK'S "SUPER PUMPER" HAVE BEEN ADDED TO OUR "BRANFORD GALLERIES" AND FDNY FOLDERS.

CALIFORNIA - LA COUNTY RIGS

AN AMAZING COLLECTION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY APPARATUS PHOTOS, THAT WERE TAKEN BY NORWICH AREA FIRE PHOTOGRAPHER BILL DENNIS IN THE 1970'S, HAVE BEEN POSTED IN OUR NEW "CALIFORNIA GALLERIES" FOLDER.

NEW HAVEN - CENTER ST. FIRE

NEW HAVEN FIREFIGHTERS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED A 2-ALARM FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF A 3-STORY BRICK BUILDING ON CENTER ST. ON 11/17/11. PHOTOS OF THE INCIDENT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO OUR "NEW HAVEN GALLERIES" FOLDER.

HARTFORD - SOUTH ST. HAZ-MAT

THE HARTFORD FD, CONNECTICUT D.E.P. AND THE REGIONAL HAZ-MAT TEAM RESPONDED TO AN INCIDENT ON SOUTH STREET IN HARTFORD ON 11/12/11 WHEN A POTENTIALLY LETHAL SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND IN A GARAGE. PHOTOS CAN BE VIEWED IN OUR "HARTFORD GALLERIES" FOLDER.

FIRE RESCUE-1

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN A LINK EXCHANGE WITH THE FIRE RESCUE-1 NEWSLETTER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUR VIEWERS WITH UP-TO-THE-MINUTE FIREFIGHTING NEWS. ACCESS TO THIS VALUEABLE SERVICE CAN BE NOW BE FOUND ON OUR "RELATED LINKS" PAGE.

BRANFORD - NEW FDHQ

ARCHITECT DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS OF BRANFORD'S NEW $12,000,000 FIRE HEADQUARTERS FACILITY CAN BE FOUND IN OUR "BRANFORD GALLERIES" FOLDER. THIS WILL BE A 14-BAY STATION.

HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT

VISIT OUR "HARTFORD FIRE DEPT" FOLDER WHICH CONTAINS BOTH HISTORIC AND RECENT HARTFORD FD PHOTOS. PHOTOS OF HARTFORD FACTORY FIRES, THAT WERE TAKEN BY FIREFIGHTER JOHN MUDRY, CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THIS FOLDER.

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