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This site is dedicated to my friend Wesley Gerald. Wes was an avid fire photographer in the entire Washington DC area. He was well known for his late night buffing and stories of these trips to all his beloved firefighters. His stories about the fires, far out shined the incident itself. His keen photographic eye and relentless chasing of fires made him an icon to all that knew him and enjoyed his work. Wes will be missed by all of us that knew him....

I will be adding photos as quickly as I can, alot of his documentation of these photos has been lost and I am trying to add captions as I get the information. If you have any insight to some of these pictures please send it to me at RileyCFD@aol.com. Thank you in advance for any assistance.

UPDATE:

I have gotten about another 100 slides scanned and am putting them in the correct albums. Please browse around because they cover almost every album that is listed. I have tried to put the new pictures on the first page as often as possible. Thanks for all the support and thank-you for visiting the pictures that were taken by my great friend
Thanks,
Ricky

Galleries

My Smug Mug :

My Smug Mug

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 2:22pm PST

Washington DC Fires : Wes was an avid DC Fire Buff and could be found any late night roaming DC waiting for the next blaze. He absolutely loved the aggressive DC Fire Department and their apparatus

Washington DC Fires

Wes was an avid DC Fire Buff and could be found any late night roaming ...

Updated: Feb 17, 2009 6:54pm PST

Fairfax County Fires and Accidents :

Fairfax County Fires and Accidents

Updated: Feb 17, 2009 7:08pm PST

Fairfax Apparatus : Pictures of Fairfax Apparatus over the years that Wesley shot

Fairfax Apparatus

Pictures of Fairfax Apparatus over the years that Wesley shot

Updated: Feb 17, 2009 6:57pm PST

DC Apparatus :

DC Apparatus

Updated: Feb 24, 2009 2:15pm PST

PG Apparatus :

PG Apparatus

Updated: Feb 17, 2009 7:02pm PST

Fairfax People Shots : Wesley had a special place for his Fairfax Fireman, you could always count on him snapping a picture of all his friends in the fire department after the incident was winding down. He would of course share those photos with the person and the shift. There was not a fireman that did not enjoy seeing Wes on the fireground.

Fairfax People Shots

Wesley had a special place for his Fairfax Fireman, you could always c ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2009 12:55pm PST

Washington DC People Pics :

Washington DC People Pics

Updated: Aug 18, 2008 3:29pm PST

Arlington/Alexandria Photos :

Arlington/Alexandria Photos

Updated: Oct 30, 2008 6:11pm PST

Misc. Photos and Apparatus :

Misc. Photos and Apparatus

Updated: Feb 17, 2009 6:37pm PST

PG Fires and People :

PG Fires and People

Updated: Feb 24, 2009 2:12pm PST

Sonny Flynn Retirement Party : Sonny Flynn was a legend as a firefighter and Chief in Fairfax County. He was loved by everyone that worked for him. He was no nonsense and a fireman known to ALWAYS make the second floor. It was an honor to work for him. These pictures were taken by Wes at his retirement party at Station 8. It was a memorable night. Please enjoy Wes's pictures of this event.

Sonny Flynn Retirement Party

Sonny Flynn was a legend as a firefighter and Chief in Fairfax County. ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2008 11:14am PST

Guestbook and comments on Pictures : Please sign the Guestbook

Guestbook and comments on Pictures

Please sign the Guestbook

Updated: Oct 27, 2008 2:19pm PST

Beachcomber Fire in Ocean City, MD :

Beachcomber Fire in Ocean City, MD

Updated: Feb 17, 2009 6:35pm PST

All other Photos :

All other Photos

Updated: Feb 24, 2009 2:19pm PST