Burn baby burn

On Saturday we had department training. We burned a house that had been mined under and was determined to be no longer liveable. There were lots of us who thought otherwise. I played in that house almost everyday as a kid, and it was hard to watch it burn to the ground. I thought I would post a few pictures. Bear with me

This is on the road to where my parents live.


The chiefs discuss their plan of attack. Did some crawling around inside the burning rooms. Drug hoses. Got hot.

There is nothing like being in where the fire is. It is scary, exciting, hot, and overpowering. All of this gear weights an extra 60-70 lbs. Not an easy task to complete when you are excite

This is how the fire looks as it comes back under the doorway. It will roll along the ceilling.

Gotta watch those heads. That is why we train to stay low.

This is what you called 'tired'' after coming out of a burning room, with all that extra stuff packed on.

And the fun begins. The fire is starting in the downstairs window closest to us. There was tons of smoke, of course.

It is interesting to watch how the smoke and flames work. We took lots of pictures to show how it changes throughout the entire day.

Nearing the end. It burned rather quickly. But then it was an old house.

Time for a quick lunch, some rest and cool down. We had help from Belmont and Spirit of 76 departments. They are great to work with. It is nice to have them around for mutual aid.

Nothing left but a shell of a home that once housed many a family.

Last remaining reminders of what used to be.

And it all came tumbling down. The chimney's are almost always the last to go. Some really good workmanship there.

The day was good for training, good for adapting, good for learning to work with other departments in a positive way. Just good.