New Huntsville firefighters train in burning house

Posted: Nov 14, 2019 / 05:45 PM CST / Updated: Nov 14, 2019 / 06:27 PM CST

On Thursday Huntsville Fire and Rescue’s newest graduated class of firefighters got some practice with the real deal.

A house on Bob Wade Lane was the site for a live fire training exercise. About a dozen firefighters went inside to battle the fire and see how it spread.

#HAPPENINGNOW Huntsville Fire & Rescue's newest graduated class of firefighters is practicing putting out a house fire on Bob Wade Lane. Don't freak out if you see all the smoke, people, and gear! But if you have a concern you're encourages to call 911 pic.twitter.com/I0ncJQgMeS
— Renata Di Gregorio (@renatawzdx) November 14, 2019

The training division chief says they have live fire training but not in an actual structure so this training is vital to prepare them for a real emergency.

“The value of the training that they receive by actually doing it in an actual structure is we cannot simulate those conditions,” said Huntsville Fire and Rescue Training Division Chief Bruce Swanson. “So this give them the opportunity to see how a fire’s gonna behave in a real residential structure.”

The fire burned down this house after the exercise. The area around it was protected beforehand.

Another look from the practice fire! I just talked to the chief about the value of doing this. pic.twitter.com/hS6ICeb4B4
— Renata Di Gregorio (@renatawzdx) November 14, 2019