Local 122 first used this staged photo to help defeat Amendment 1 last January and now allows the photo to be used for public relations campaigns elsewhere in Florida.

Photo by: Mark Treglio
Submitted by: Jacksonville, FL Local 122

SECOND PLACE: “Metro Rail Rescue”

After a man falls onto the rail tracks, a technical rescue team goes to work, executing a confined-space rescue under a train car.

Photo by: Ignatius (Iggy) Carroll Jr.
Submitted by: Miami, FL Local 587

HONORABLE MENTION: “Nice Night as Long as It Doesn't
Get Cold”

As the ubiquitous ice suggests, it was 5 degrees Fahrenheit on the December night when Chau’s Commodore Restaurant caught fire in Saskatoon.

Fire fighters at the Toronto academy train under circumstances that are as close to real as possible, and this photo captures the intensity and drama of a critical moment.

Photo by: Rick Snodgrass
Submitted by:  Lakewood, WA Local 1488

FIRST PLACE (TIE): “From Above”

Lieutenant Doug Bair works to open the interior and check for hidden fire during this two-alarm house fire. An arson fire, police were able to apprehend the suspect.

Photo by: Brian Bastinelli
Submitted by: Harrisburg, PA Local 428

HONORABLE MENTION: “A Fire Fighter and His Son”

Seattle fire fighter Tony Knox of the E26/D platoon seems to be telling his oldest child, four-year–old Kysen, “Someday, son, this will be all yours.”

Photo by: Gregory W. Bennett
Submitted by: Seattle, WA Local 27
 

HONORABLE MENTION: “Feel the Heat”

Fire fighters at the Toronto academy train under circumstances
that are as close to real as possible, and this photo
captures the intensity and drama of a critical moment.