It has been a long time since I shot a house fire. I dont really enjoy shooting these but they always make for good photos. Here are a few from the fire Wednesday afternoon at 10050 Fairview Lane near Greenland. The West Fork Fire Department responded about 4:30 p.m. to find heavy smoke and flames. The house was completely destroyed by the fire. No injuries were reported, and the family managed to get their dogs and birds out of the house.

Today the Rogers Fire Department trained for water rescues at Lake Atalanta in Rogers. It was raining but that did not slow these guys down. Here are some photos as they trained in the use of a rapid deployment craft to “rescue” two “victims” out in the lake. I found it kinda funny that the guys on shore were soaked from the rain but the ones who were in the water for several minutes were fairly dry when they got back on shore because they had on dry-suits.
Enjoy!