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It was a typical cloudy morning at a gas station just off I-5 in Salem, but for one Oregonian, it would become the scene of an epic rescue she’d never forget. Emily Thompson, a lifelong Portland resident and Prius driver, stood frozen in front of the gas pump, her hand hovering dangerously close to the green diesel handle. Her face betrayed a mix of confusion and mild panic, a look all too familiar in Oregon’s post-self-serve era.
Enter the hero: 32-year-old Jake Harrison, an off-duty firefighter and self-proclaimed “Pump Whisperer.” Spotting the scene from across the lot, Jake immediately recognized the telltale signs of a gas-pumping disaster
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