Our History and Goals.
Our Association, originally founded in 1975 and
reorganized in 1979, is very unique with specific goals and
objectives. Our membership is comprised of men and women , many of whom
have direct affiliation with either paid or volunteer fire departments
within Connecticut. Others are professional and/or amateur
photographers who share the mutual feeling that we can achieve "Greater
Fire Protection Through Photography".
We have had the opportunity to assist many volunteer fire departments,
as well as the Hartford Fire Department and other paid departments,
with our photographic abilities. While many of our photographs depict
the devastating effects of fire, others show the dedication and never
ending danger that firefighters face each and every time they respond
to a call.
We believe that bu capturing these events on film and by having them
available for the fire departments we can enable them to critique a
fire scene and serve as a future reference. When we display our
photographs to the public, we help them to realize that this a dire
need for an increase in fire prevention on their part. It also serves
as a reminder of the unknown dangers that every firefighter must face.
Our specific goals and objectives are as follows:
- To improve that status of fire photography operations in
Connecticut.
- To improve the recognition of fire photography operations
as an important adjunct and tool in the fire service by municipal fire
departments.
- To promote acceptance of organized fire photography units
by state and local departments and agencies.
- To encourage and implement the exchange of technical and
organizational information among members of the association.
- To foster and promote harmonious relations between
municipalities and the media by means of photographic public relations.
- To conduct meetings devoted to the techniques of fire
photography in an effort to improve the quality of fire photography in
our local fire departments.
- To engage in an educational program for the general public
in techniques necessary for adequate fire protection and prevention.
- To assist any publication with the use of photographs taken
by association members.