13 STANWOOD/CAMANO NEWS • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007 A Hot Day Office AT THE Old house serves as perfect training ground for firefighters A photo essay by RICK WOOD Captain Joe Noonchester of Stanwood Camano Fire and Rescue inspects the perimeter of a 1920s house located at 27411 102nd Street NW, in Stanwood, donated to the depart- ment by Linda and Evan Wilson for a practice burn Nov. 18. Firefighters, paramedics and support personnel practice their firefighting skills in realistic conditions. Firefighters risk being trapped when entering a burning structure. In less than four min- utes, the heat from a house fire can reach over 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit. Paramedic Tony Smith re- moves soot-blackened gear after fighting a room fire. Firefighter Scott Johnson and Captain Ken Drewry prepare to enter the engulfed struc- ture. Between 1997 and 2006, an average of 3,090 Americans lost their lives annually, and another 15,340 were injured annually as the result of residential structure fires. Above: firefighters stand back and monitor, while (right) fire escapes from an upstairs window. Training to fight a full-blown house fire is an important part of saving lives. Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Hofstad takes a break in the nook of a conveniently curved tree.
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13STANWOOD/CAMANO NEWS • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007
A Hot Day OfficeATTHE
Old house serves as perfect training ground for firefightersA photo essay by RICK WOOD
Captain Joe Noonchester of Stanwood Camano Fire and Rescue inspects the perimeter of a 1920s house located at 27411 102nd Street NW, in Stanwood, donated to the depart-ment by Linda and Evan Wilson for a practice burn Nov. 18.
Firefighters, paramedics and support personnel practice their firefighting skills in realistic conditions.
Firefighters risk being trapped when entering a burning structure. In less than four min-utes, the heat from a house fire can reach over 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Paramedic Tony Smith re-moves soot-blackened gear after fighting a room fire.
Firefighter Scott Johnson and Captain Ken Drewry prepare to enter the engulfed struc-ture. Between 1997 and 2006, an average of 3,090 Americans lost their lives annually, and another 15,340 were injured annually as the result of residential structure fires.
Above: firefighters stand back and monitor, while (right) fire escapes from an upstairs window. Training to fight a full-blown house fire is an important part of saving lives.
Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Hofstad takes a break in the nook of a conveniently curved tree.
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