 By Daniel BrownI took this photo on August 4th, 2021, as the Dixie Fire destroyed the town of Greenville, CA. The image shows a firefighter using a firehose to extinguish the burning remains of a downtown building. Near the rubble, a large propane tank was on fire, and I asked the firefighter closest to the tank if he'd be OK if it exploded. "Probably not," he said, then looked back towards the hose and burning rubble. I backed up and took the above photo of the crew member silhouetted by the burning tank. He later asked me to send him one of the photos, so I took his number down. When the image appeared the next day in multiple media outlets, I texted the crew member a link to one of the stories. He liked it, but was concerned that he would have to buy ice cream (or something like that) for his fellow crew members. Support my work and the Photo Log by becoming a member of my Patreon page here.
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