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North Carolina - Mills River Fire Dept Training Burn

Training burn conducted by the Mills River Fire Department in Henderson County, NC, on March 4, 2003.

Several fires were set inside the house, and then put out as a training exercise. After that, the house was torched and allowed to burn to the ground.

These pictures are presented in the chronological order they were taken.
Arriving on the scene
Arriving on the scene		 First light. A small fire inside
First light. A small fire inside		 One of the many trucks on the scene
One of the many trucks on the scene		 Same truck - another view
Same truck - another view
Getting their act together
Getting their act together		 Wetting down the property
Wetting down the property		 First flames
First flames		 Waiting to go in
Waiting to go in
Taking a break
Taking a break		 Flames coming out two places
Flames coming out two places		 First smoke - after fire put out
First smoke - after fire put out		 More smoke
More smoke
Firemen everywhere
Firemen everywhere		 Crawling out of the smoke-filled basement
Crawling out of the smoke-filled basement		 Saving the dummy
Saving the dummy		 Medic! Something's wrong with my leg!
Medic! Something's wrong with my leg!
Bringing the hose
Bringing the hose		 Let there be light!
Let there be light!		 Entering a dangerous place
Entering a dangerous place		 Torched house begins to erupt
Torched house begins to erupt
Getting a good start
Getting a good start		 Flames and ...
Flames and ...		 House Afire!
House Afire!		 More flames
More flames
And more flames
And more flames		 On the backside
On the backside		 Keeping control
Keeping control		 More keeping control
More keeping control
And more
And more		 And more
And more		 And more
And more		 On the backside again
On the backside again
The burn progresses
The burn progresses		 Spraying
Spraying		 Spraying
Spraying		 More fire
More fire
More spraying
More spraying		 Starting to fall apart
Starting to fall apart		 More falling apart
More falling apart		 Looking in
Looking in
The morning after
The morning after		 Clearing the property
Clearing the property

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Holly 06-Jun-2005 01:18
You are a really good photographer. Since our son is a fireman I clicked on this link. I almost cried...we have been looking all over TX for our LOG home retirement home and I couldn't believe my eyes that there y'all are just burning one down. Too sad. Keep up the great work. I think this pbase site will be fun. Holly
jeff&carol 10-Mar-2003 10:37
...your pictures continue to amaze us! Not only do they have a magical appearance
to them, they are always presented in a fashion that holds one's interest. Thanks
for sharing them all with us. Personally, it makes me want to try harder when I
take pictures with my own camera. Yours are an inspiration! We'd love to see more!


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