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My new book, WORKING FIRE: A FIRE BUFF'S JOURNEY is a collection of some of my favorite fire photographs. The book contains four chapters, Working Fires, Working Faces, Working Apparatus, and Working Firehouses. The photographs were taken in both my local area (The Four Corners) and other locations that I have buffed throughout the years. From the "jobs," to the firefighters, their rigs, and their firehouses, this is a photo essay of the American Fire Service. Click on the icon below for a preview and ordering information.

Hello, and welcome to my web site. My name is Tom Aurnhammer and I am currently the Deputy Chief of the Los Pinos Fire Protection District in Ignacio, CO. We are combination department (career & volunteer) located in the scenic "Four Corners" of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

Click the "LIVE SCANNER FEED" link on the left for Fire & EMS Radio Traffic from the "Four Corners" area. This site allows you to listen to fire and EMS radio communications for the Four Corners area, as well as the rest of the United States. Simply use the link to bring up the RadioReference.Com Live Audio page for the Four Corners Area Fire & EMS and click on LISTEN button.

I am a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), the Colorado IAAI Chapter, and I am an IAAI Certified Fire Investigator (IAAI-CFI®). The IAAI consists of approximately 9,000 of the best fire investigation professionals in the world, united by a strong commitment to the suppression of the crime of arson.

Come on in and take a look at fireground and fire apparatus photographs that I have taken over the last 30 years.

The Los Pinos Fire Protection District provides fire suppression and emergency medical services to a 325 square mile area of Southwest Colorado. The Fire District encompasses portions of LaPlata and Archulata Counties, and includes the communities of Oxford, Tiffany, Allison, Arbolies, and the Town of Ignacio. A substantial portion of the District consists of Southern Ute Tribal Lands, Bureau of Land Management property, territory belonging to the U.S. Forest Service, Division of Wildlife areas, and land owned by the State of Colorado.

I am a Contract Instructor for the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD. Through its courses and programs, the National Fire Academy works to enhance the ability of fire and emergency services and allied professionals to deal more effectively with fire and related emergencies. I also serve as the Financial Secretary for the National Fire Academy Alumni Association.