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Firefighters of Port-au-Prince 28 images Created 23 Sep 2010

Port-au-Prince, Haiti--a city of over two million--has a few dozen people as its fire service. Their station is crumbling and they are under-equipped. Yet they do the best they can with what little they have.
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  • Eight months after the January 12 earthquake, thousands of people are still living in tents and shacks set up in the Champs De Mars area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, close to the city's fire station.  A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people. Their station has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation.
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  • Little remains of a three-story building at the Episcopal University in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, next to the city's fire station. The building collapsed during the January 12 earthquake, killing over 40 people and injuring over one hundred. Many were saved by the firefighters from next door. The fire station itself has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Chief Donald Grégory William uses his air-conditioned car as an office at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. William says he spends as little time as necessary inside the structure, as he doesn't trust it. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Firefighters sit and play cards at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Firefighters rest at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • A firefighter rests at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • A donated helmet sits on a cot at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building has been deemed uninhabitable after the January 12 earthquake and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Firefighters watch a televised soccer game at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Firefighters sit and play cards at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • A firefighter sits on a non-working ladder truck at the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • The Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station shows damage caused by the January 12 earthquake. The building has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
    201009_haiti_FF_PS011.JPG
  • The Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station shows damage caused by the January 12 earthquake. The building has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Firefighter Will Mondesir descends from the second floor of the Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station, which was heavily damaged by the January 12 earthquake. The building has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • The Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station shows damage caused by the January 12 earthquake. The building has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Firefighter Philippe Joseph walks through the damaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti fire station. The building deemed uninhabitable after the January 12 earthquake and is marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. There are no plans yet for relocation. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Nate Lasseur (left), a lieutenant with the West Palm Beach, Fla. Fire Department, speaks with Port-au-Prince Fire Chief Donald Grégory William at the Port-au-Prince fire station. Lasseur, an American of Haitian descent, is working to help better equip firefighters in underdeveloped countries through his International Firefighters Assistance organization. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. William says he spends as little time as necessary inside the structure. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Nate Lasseur (middle), a lieutenant with the West Palm Beach, Fla. Fire Department, speaks with Port-au-Prince Fire Chief Donald Grégory William at the fire station. Lasseur, an American of Haitian descent, is working to help better equip firefighters in underdeveloped countries through his International Firefighters Assistance organization. The building was heavily damaged in the January 12 earthquake and has been deemed uninhabitable and marked for demolition, though no one can say when that may be. William says he spends as little time as necessary inside the structure. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Will Mondesir (center) and other firefighters atop a water truck in Port-au-Prince, Haiti return to the city's one fire station after arriving late to an apartment fire. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting access to a blaze at a two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
    201009_haiti_FF_PS018.JPG
  • Firefighters atop a water truck in Port-au-Prince, Haiti return to the city's one fire station after arriving late to an apartment fire. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting access to a blaze at a two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
    201009_haiti_FF_PS019.JPG
  • Firefighters atop a water truck in Port-au-Prince, Haiti try to head to an apartment fire. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting access to a blaze at a two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
    201009_haiti_FF_PS020.JPG
  • Firefighters on a water truck in Port-au-Prince, Haiti return to the city's one fire station after arriving late to an apartment fire. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting access to a blaze at a two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
    201009_haiti_FF_PS021.JPG
  • Firefighters atop a water truck in Port-au-Prince, Haiti try to head to an apartment fire. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting access to a blaze at a two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
    201009_haiti_FF_PS022.JPG
  • Firefighter Will Mondesir heads to an apartment fire in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting its water truck to a blaze at a two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • People watch as a resident tosses out fire-damaged possessions from a two-story home in Port-auPrince, Haiti. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented a crew of firefighters from getting its water truck to the blaze, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Firefighter Will Mondesir heads in to a fire-damaged home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting its water truck to a blaze at a two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Residents watch as firefighter Will Mondesir checks out a fire-damaged home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the fire crew from getting its water truck to a blaze at the two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
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  • Firefighter Will Mondesir (at left) leaves a fire-damaged home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as people gather to watch the owner toss out his damage possessions. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting its water truck to a blaze at the two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
    201009_haiti_FF_PS027.JPG
  • Firefighters atop a water truck in Port-au-Prince, Haiti return to the city's one fire station after arriving late to an apartment fire. Heavy traffic and narrow streets prevented the crew from getting access to a blaze at a two-story home, so the owners had to put it out themselves with water buckets. A few dozen under-equipped firefighters are tasked with providing fire service to a damaged city of over two million people.
    201009_haiti_FF_PS028.JPG