I spent the morning at a practice burn in Rio Dell. This is the fourth time I’ve been in a burning building, and I’m getting a lot more comfortable with it than I would have ever imagined. Still not something … Continue reading →
Finally, at the end of the drill, we let it burn, and concentrated mainly on protecting the surrounding area, and working the fire so that the building collapsed in on itself. At this point you could roast marshmellows from about … Continue reading →
After we got practice fighting the fire inside the building, they let it build up and we concentrated on fighting it from the outside. This was to simulate what you might find if you arrived and the building was alread … Continue reading →
Here is the interior of the house before the fire was lit. Calling it a house was really overstating it. It looked to be a converted chicken coop, and much of the floor had rotted away. This picture was taken … Continue reading →
Tonight for our monthly drill, the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department had a practice burn on a small dilapidated house. This was my first experience being inside a burning building (and hopefully all future experiences will be on the fire fighting … Continue reading →
