Rochester Fire Department holds burn training

Rochester Burn Training

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ABC 6 NEWS — On Saturday, smoke was in the air due to a training fire set by the Rochester Fire Department.

RFD conducted a “burn training” on Saturday, September 21 at a home east of Rochester. The purposed is to give responders a chance to practice putting out a fire in a controlled, non-emergency setting.

In a Facebook post from the department, RFD said, “Skills practiced included rural tanker operations, hose deployment, fire attack, & incident command. Once finished with interior operations we let it burn to the ground while protecting exposures.”