Live Burn--Training

What a day!
40+ firefighters 10+ training officers, 3 engines, 2 brush trucks, 1 utility and 1 rescue for a live burn training exercise. This training day took a lot of prep work and planning. We converted an older club house (golf) into a training set by building a number (8-9) additional partitioned rooms the week prior.

The Day started with an early morning meeting at Station #1 at (5:30am) then off to the burn site.

8 squads of 5-6 fire fighters were able to rotate through 8 functions providing each group at least one attack. As a group we ended up getting 9 complete 'training' sessions out of the facility before it was time to burn it to the ground....literally.


The training officers did a great job a providing some realistic experience and giving everyone the opportunity to experience heat, smoke, steam, communication, teamwork and a some good flames.

Following the training session we stoked the basement with hay, cut a few ventilation holes in the floor and 'lit er up'. It did not take long for the fire to fully engulf the structure.....giving the firefighters the opportunity to capture a few moments in front of the burn.

After about 4hrs of burn she finally was down to a smoldering pile of ashes, brick and smoke. We spent the next two hours cleaning and washing gear and then ended the day with a meal from Lions Tap! Check the rest of the photo's here.