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Dave LaForest 41, Male
Mackey Lake, Alaska
United States
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Residence.
Mackey Lake, Alaska
Department:
Central Emergency Services
Title/rank:
Photographer
Years of public service:
14.5
Agency structure:
Combination fire department
Top issues in your department:
Whatever the boss says is an issue ;)
Areas of expertise:
Scene photography
Bio:
Spent 12 years on an IHC HotShot crew in Colorado, retired from wildland service in 1999 and got back into the fire service here in Alaska in 2006. Now working as the department's photographer. Just joined the EMS Division with aspirations of becoming an EMT-2.

"It's not about me, it's never been about me. It's about the guys at the stations, this is their history, I'm just the guy saving it for them."
Web site:
http://www.cesfire.org

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At 9:05am on October 15, 2008, Chris Steeves said…
I just got back into town but we ran 13 vehicle accidents in 24 hours, mostly no big deal. Roads are super slick one of the accidents was a roll over on a residential side street, we usually don't work roll overs in neighborhoods!
Be Safe
At 4:00pm on August 27, 2008, Jenn Ross..aka "J-RO" said…
Hey Dave love the photo, looks like one of my captains. Welcome to the site.
Jenn
 
 

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