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Most don't realize the level of training that Volunteer Fire Departments go through. I'm sure there are probably those departments that don't take it serious, but in ours I'd put our guys up against a paid department any day. It was fun watching the young guys go through the burn trailer exercises, and I couldn't help but feel a little down that my days of doing it are gone forever. We almost had a real life emergency during the training. The trailer has the capability of simulating a Flash Over (the near-simultaneous ignition of exposed combustible material in smoke in an enclosed area), but it had mechanical problems and was supposed to be locked out. Apparently the guy operating the controls accidentally pushed the wrong button while some guys were inside, unprepared. Fortunately it only puffed, but the heat was enough to almost melt a few helmets of those who had been standing and drive home the point to always be prepared in a fire.
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