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Firefighters know job is dangerous
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State fire instructor Phil Duncan tells McMinnville firefighters what to do in case of a propane fire. Such a fire killed his father.
For state fire instructor Phil Duncan, firefighting isn’t just a job -- it’s personal.“I see the picture every day of a man with a little boy sitting in his lap that reminds me of how dangerous these things can be,” Duncan told McMinnville firefighters during training on how to fight a blaze involving a propane tank. “They will kill you. I ought to know.