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Just found this picture on a website that i though some people might think was a bit funny also. I found it a little funny to think that this is what some firefighters were doing instead of trying to save a home (even though this home looks like it was done for anyways). Tell me what you think!

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I love the little rainbow in the top right xD

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Most likely a condemned building being burned for a training exercise. 

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35 minutes ago, PNWParksFan said:

Most likely a condemned building being burned for a training exercise. 

 

Exactly this^.

 

Certain houses are donated or condemned and given to local Fire Departments to study and see real world effects of a working fire. Simulations like Flash Chambers and "Burn Rooms" are great, but only produce a certain scenario under specific conditions. The way the house reacts, where the smoke goes, certain signs of dangerous conditions, and other various behaviors are great tools to see in first hand with a real world house that could actually be your next working fire.

 

These houses are left to burn and the hose stream (Likely a ground monitor)in the upper right hand corner is there to reduce exposure to surrounding vegetation so fire doesn't spread but the house is allowed to burn completely. Afterwards once the lesson is learned and the house is reduced to little or nothing they will put it out and let a demo crew come and clean it up.  The picture was probably just a quick "Hey we just graduated from the Fire Academy cool photo time!" then they go back to work.

 

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Being that I'm a firefighter...

 

Traditionally, during training exercises (at least in my department), upon graduation or completion of the scenario or course, we will pose for a group photo. Typically with the course subject behind us (ie. vehicle extrication; group photo with torn up car in behind, with firefighters holding various extrication equipment, or, vehicle fires, group photo with car fire behind group) just a fun little thing to bring everyone together after the hard work put in and have something to show for it.

 

I do get a kick out of it though, fire in background and a bunch of firefighters standing around haha, we're usually the first ones to make the comments when we get the pictures!

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On 1/13/2017 at 1:12 PM, JAM said:

 

Exactly this^.

 

Certain houses are donated or condemned and given to local Fire Departments to study and see real world effects of a working fire. Simulations like Flash Chambers and "Burn Rooms" are great, but only produce a certain scenario under specific conditions. The way the house reacts, where the smoke goes, certain signs of dangerous conditions, and other various behaviors are great tools to see in first hand with a real world house that could actually be your next working fire.

 

These houses are left to burn and the hose stream (Likely a ground monitor)in the upper right hand corner is there to reduce exposure to surrounding vegetation so fire doesn't spread but the house is allowed to burn completely. Afterwards once the lesson is learned and the house is reduced to little or nothing they will put it out and let a demo crew come and clean it up.  The picture was probably just a quick "Hey we just graduated from the Fire Academy cool photo time!" then they go back to work.

 

Source: Career Fire Fighter/EMT.

thanks for the insight!

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