Shoreline Fire training burn

Shoreline Fire conducted training exercises for a week on a house located on Midvale and the Interurban Trail just north of the Sky Nursery parking lot. Sky Nursery donated the house and plans to use the land for its business operation.

During the week firefighters practiced search and rescue, interior and exterior attack, fire containment, and roof ventilation. They used different hose stream techniques and studied fire behavior.

 

Northshore Fire and Bothell Fire participated in the final burn, working side by side with Shoreline as they do in house fires in any one of their areas.

 

Firefighters prepare to enter the house, where fires have been set in multiple locations.  

Fire over the firefighter’s head is typical of what’s called a flashover.  

Firefighters need to know how to deal with flashovers during an interior attack.

Photos by Steven H. Robinson