29 Pictures Of Firefighters In LA That Are Completely Blowing My Mind
1.Fires are still raging in Los Angeles, and "red flag" warnings have been issued for several areas.
2.No one has witnessed the firsthand devastation of these fires more than firefighters.
3.As people have said, firefighters were up against a "hurricane of fire."
4. NewsNation reporter Brian Entin received this video from a firefighter showing ash looking like literal rain:
Another video from my firefighter friend in Los Angeles.This is over Palisades Friday night.Looks like rain -- but it's ash.And check out the water drop 37 seconds in.These firefighters are total bad asses.He tells me biggest risks are hitting terrain and other aircraft. pic.twitter.com/EJ4pcR2Zqz
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) January 13, 2025
5.It's wild.
There are some really remarkable pictures of firefighters battling these blazes, and I've compiled some that show the magnitude of their hard work:
6.Firefighters watch a wall of flames approach someone's home:
7.A firefighter lugs a hose down a residential street:
8.A line of firefighters head to work:
9.A firefighter rushes toward a fire in the Pacific Palisades:
10.A firefighter sprays through someone's window:
11.Firefighters rush to get ready to combat a fire at a middle school:
12.Firefighters fight flames at that same middle school:
13.A firefighter turns away as embers blow toward them:
14.A firefighter pauses while fighting the Eaton fire:
15.Firefighters walk down a hill while battling the Palisades fire:
16.Firefighters monitor the Palisades fire:
17.A firefighter navigates through the smoke at the Palisades fire:
18.Firefighters enter the garage of a burning house:
19.Firefighters kick down a fence:
20.A firefighter heads toward a brush fire:
21.Winds blow embers toward firefighters:
22.Firefighters carry a hose through a neighborhood:
23.A firefighter hoses down a burning house:
24.Firefighters watch smoke rise from the Palisades fire:
25.A group of firefighters assess the damage from the Eaton fire:
26.A firefighter sprays water on top of a fire truck:
27.Personal belongings are scattered on the street as firefighters spray water on a burning home:
28.Inmate firefighters dig a containment line:
In case you didn't know, hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They usually make up to $10.24 a day, and receive an additional $1 for each hour that they battle the deadly blazes.
29.And lastly, a firefighter from Oregon sleeps in the back of a truck after a 24-hour shift: