Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department trains and burns down home in May 2007. The Fire Department conducted a series of training rotations that included live fire training, ventilation, and forcible entry. The house was then burned to the ground at the owner’s request saving the family thousands of dollars in demolition costs. Video was produced by Knightlite Software the makers of reasonably priced study software for firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics. Music used in video is Ambient Sleep Music. CDs are available at the Knightlite website http://www.knightlite.com
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March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
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March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
The people who …
The people who owned this house went around the house before it was burned and drew things on the wall. All sorts of stupid stuff like the one you see there. I guess they did not have much respect for their home.
We did not see this until after the shot was up here. The firefighter in the picture is setting the house on fire to be burned down.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
can someone explain …
can someone explain to me what’s in the background @ 3:57?
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
and it’s a tax …
and it’s a tax write off!
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
“The house was then …
“The house was then burned to the ground at the owner’s request saving the family thousands of dollars in demolition costs.”
learn to read man…
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
ya training caus …
ya training caus ethey wouldnt really burn 1 down
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
it is only a …
it is only a traiing house fire tho. iz it?
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Why is the truck …
Why is the truck company not operating on air? Refilling cylinders is next to free, there is no reason to be breathing that stuff.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Firefighters …
Firefighters training to save lives and property is more than worth any environmental damage that this evolution may have caused.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
wat state was this …
wat state was this in?
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
why did you burn …
why did you burn down a house, i know its training but go to the training area, they could of demolished the house instaed so they wouldent infect the earth with more dangerous fumes
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
you sure have a lot …
you sure have a lot of volunteers there.. that must have been fun
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
sounds like u had …
sounds like u had it coverd nice vid
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Again, the purpose …
Again, the purpose of this exercise was to burn the house down, not put the fire out.
We had training evolutions where we set some small fires with pallets and hay to let some of our new guys get familiar with the darkness, smoke, and heat. No big fires. We knocked them all down.
When everyone had their turn, we burned the house down as planned.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Do you actually …
Do you actually believe we would set a house on fire, and somehow forget to bring an engine or two? I believe the entire fleet was there at the ready along with a swimming pool truck full of 7000 gallons of water. Master streams set up on all exposures.
I think we had it covered.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Hey thats in my …
Hey thats in my town Middlebury where are all the trucks at least engine 1 should have been there at least 4 trucks i guess?
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
here in new york we …
here in new york we can no longer do live fire training do to some firefighters dieing in a training fire we still do ventilation training with out fire.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
There was a pile of …
There was a pile of junk a little way from the house out of camera view. The person who wanted the house burned down did not have it far enough away, so we tried to set up a little water curtain to preserve it.
The other parts where you see the hoseline shooting water up in the air was to try to protect a really cool looking tree that was close to the house. There was an attempt to try to save it, but it was just too close.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
while they were …
while they were burning the house down starting at about 6 minutes in, what were they using the line for? was there an unseen exposure? or were they just training in hose opperations?
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
I think you’re right
I think you’re right
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Is there a reason …
Is there a reason he’s using a partner saw to ventilate instead of a chainsaw or is it just personal preference?
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
The video is …
The video is illustrative, but I see that they need more energy to try to extinguish the fire inside the house.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
jammvonk is correct …
jammvonk is correct. It is a video of the MVFD training. The end goal for the entire day was to indeed burn the house down so the owner could build a new one in its spot.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Ive been on the …
Ive been on the roof with just about as much before. Holes were cut, and we quickly got off the roof. Sometimes there will be that much fire present, but the roof wont be involved yet. Oh, and they probably got clearance first before burning an ENTIRE HOUSE down. For shit’s sake, our department needs clearance to burn our propane prop. This is prob. in the middle of nowhere, and not many citizens reside there that could breath that crap.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Probably against …
Probably against the law for accidental fires too. lol