Detroit-Dwelling Fire-Barlow & Minden-7/4/20

[edburke]

So, with the 4th of July concert cancelled in Boston this year, I decided to take a drive out to Detroit to see what I could catch.  Traffic was heavier than what I have experienced in the past so getting to jobs was a bit of a challenge.  I sat and watched the neighborhood fireworks show at Grand and Gratiot until Ladder 23 reported they had a civilian report of a trash fire that they would be investigating.

A few minutes later, they requested a box for Barlow/Minden, reporting a dwelling going throughout, first engine will be stretching.  A part of Gratiot was shut down for an unknown reason, causing a detour that delayed me by about 10 minutes.  This is what was shoing on arrival

   

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The peak of the roof went in just as I got to the front of the Truck, I tried a photo, but it was too quick for me to get the camera up, focus and shoot at the 1/20 sec that I was shooting at, so I don't have that photo.  This is the last photo from this fire.

   

[edburke]

In planning for this trip, I decided to upgrade some technology options.  The largest upgrade was the acquisition of a GoPro Hero 7 for livestreaming.  The GoPro sits on an "L" brackert attached to my primary camera and is controlled by a phone app to livestream to Facebook.  I start the stream and pretty much try to keep it pointed at the scene.  It worked out pretty well.

[chief60]

Great job, glad to see some posts in here!

[nozzleman]

Great catch

[CCFR-45]

Nice shots. It seems like Detroit has really slowed down over the years hasn't it.

Thanks for sharing