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Burnin’ down the house

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on November 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Who has the marshmallows? (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

If it’s burnin’, John Fisken is yearnin’ … to take some photos.

Battling the heat with some frosty Diet Coke breaks, the intrepid paparazzi was on scene Saturday as the Oak Harbor Fire Department held a training exercise.

The fire in question, which also featured work from North Whidbey Fire and Rescue, consumed an abandoned house off Scenic Heights Rd.

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Beans to blazes, Porter turns up the heat

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on October 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf Mom Jenny Porter, burnin’ down the house. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

We knew her before you knew her.

Newcomers to Cow Town see Jenny Porter as a full-time firefighter and a Wolf Mom to three kids, two of whom are athletic stars at Coupeville High School.

But those in the know remember her brewing up beans at Miriam’s Espresso back in the day.

Now, wearing a lot more equipment and turning up the heat quite a bit, Porter spends her days battling blazes, such as the controlled burn seen in the pics above and below.

This fire, happening in Oak Harbor, was a training exercise Saturday, as area firefighters cleared a house from land which will one day house Oak Harbor Fire District Station 82.

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Light my fire, we’re burnin’ down the house

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged , , , , on March 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“Let there be … FIRE!” (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Burn, baby, burn.

And click, baby, click.

The Oak Harbor Fire Department was in full-on training mode Saturday, razing a building over by the North Whidbey Help House, and wanderin’ photo clicker John Fisken was along for the soot-stained ride.

The pics above and below are courtesy him but are just the beginning of what he shot.

To see all the fiery images he captured, pop over to:

https://www.johnsphotos.net/Events/OHFD-training-fire-2023-03-25/

 

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