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08/21/2026

Have you ever wondered how we learn to manipulate our fire hoses and water streams? Tonight we practiced just that and had a good time while doing it!

A good Waterball competition between teams of 2 for team building and having older and more experienced members mentoring newer members. We even pitted the officers against the firefighters... in that pair up... Officers 1... Firefighters 1...

Thank you to Bay Township Volunteer Fire Department for the use of their portable waterball setup! It was a blast!

07/12/2026

We are happy to announce that effective as of the most recent meeting of The Portage Fire District Board, Firefighter Chris McClanahan has been promoted to Lieutenant.

Chris joined our department in 2020 and has taken the time to learn pump operations and vehicle handling for our apparatus. Prior to joining our department, Chris earned his Eagle Scout at our local Troop 316.

Congratulations, Chris. We look forward to your continued advancement in knowledge and skill

06/26/2026

Thank you, Lindsey Volunteer Fire Department for inviting us for this great training

06/18/2026

It's time for our next highlight! This week we highlight Firefighter Jack Polm!

My name is Jack Polm. I have officially been a member of Portage Fire District since 2016. I am married with 5 sons. Outside of serving my community I work full time at Mosser Construction and run our family farm.

06/13/2026

Fire departments are struggling to recruit volunteer firefighters. Here's what you need to know about the nationwide shortage https://www.investigatetv.com/2026/06/11/volunteer-firefighter-shortage-threatens-communities-nationwide/

06/07/2026

It's a beautiful day for a festival! Apparently we have a lot of fans thinking we're a bit cooler!... we may even have a convert... Thank you St. Boniface Catholic Church - Oak Harbor, OH for the invitation to your festival Oak Harbor, Ohio Police Department

06/04/2026

This weeks department highlight is Firefighter Toby Polm.

Hi. I'm Toby Polm. Ive been a firefighter with Portage Fire District since November of 2021. In 2022 I got my Fire I Certification. In addition to serving my community throught the fire department, I also work full time at the Waste Water Treatment Plant here in Oak Harbor.

05/15/2026

It's been a busy couple of weeks in our house and we've fallen a little behind. However, we cannot forget to bring you the next highlight in our series introducing our members to the community they serve. This week we bring you Firefighter Brenden Jess.

Hi, I’m Brenden Jess. I’ve been a firefighter with the Portage fire district since August 2022 and I got my fire one certification December 2022 outside of serving for my community. I am a full-time stainless steel welder and fabricator at Northern manufacturing in Oak Harbor.

05/14/2026

It is that time of year again. We welcome Fire Catt to our community to complete our annual hose testing.

Every year all of the fire service hose in our station gets tested to NFPA standards to ensure it is ready to protect our community. This year we will be testing between 13,000 - 14,000 feet of various diameters of hose from 5" supply line to 1 1/2" attack lines and everything in-between. Nearly 5,000' of the tested line is large diameter supply line.

Historically, testing hose would take our department 6 weeks of training time to test our hoses. What took our department 6 weeks, Fire Catt completes in 2 days, freeing our training nights for needed education and practice.

Fire hose can fail for a variety of reasons and if it is going to fail, we want it to fail in a low stress and safe environment instead of in a life safety situation.

05/10/2026

We want to take a moment to wish all of the mothers out there a very happy Mothers Day.

We also want to thank our community for your support today for our Chicken BBQ.

Address

240 W Water Street
Oak Harbor, OH
43449

Telephone

+14198983109

Website

http://portagefiredistrict.org/

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