August 2009
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Last night I stood on my balcony in Downtown Los Angeles and saw the Station Fire burning in the hills. I jumped in my car and headed towards JPL. This time instead of [robots trying to get out of the sand](http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/mars_rovermars_rover/) or [high-tech radar systems](http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/quake-radar/), I would be photographing fire. A giant fire, making its way down towards NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: [](https://eecue.com/p/31376/Station-Fire-Above-JPL.html) *The Station Fire burns out of control separated by a single ridge above the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.* After photographing the fire from below JPL, I decided to head up into the hills to shoot a bit closer to the action. [](https://eecue.com/p/31368/Firefighter-Watching-the-Station-Fire.html) *A firefighter waits for the Station Fire to cross the gully separating it from the home he is protecting.* [Click here to see the more Station Fire Photos.](http://eecue.com/log_archive/eecue-log-1048-Station_Fire_In_Photos.html)
