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[Gallery] Firefighters burn down vacant structure during training exercise

By Doug Strickland February 17, 2017 1 min read

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Firefighters burn down vacant structure for training

A firefighter moves a propane tank for lighting tinder before burning down a structure at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Kindling is piled in the basement of an empty structure at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Fire recruits Scott Paone, left, Ruben Allison, center and Reginald Dowdy gear up at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Fire recruit Shanika Freeman gears up at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Fire recruits remove training supplies before igniting an empty structure at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

A fire recruit activates his air supply at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

A firefighter orders others who are igniting kindling out of a vacant structure at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Firefighters exit after lighting kindling inside of a vacant structure at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Fire recruits watch as the structure becomes fully engulfed at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

The vacant structure becomes fully engulfed at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Firefighters watch as the vacant structure becomes fully engulfed at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Firefighters stand in front of a fully engulfed structure at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Firefighters spray a hose at the fully engulfed structure at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Kindling in the basement of the structure burns at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

One of the structure's walls collapses at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Fire recruit Adams sprays to keep the flames away from a nearby structure at a live burn by the Chattanooga Fire Department of a home on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Firefighters watch the structure collapse at a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.

Firefighters burned down a structure during a live burn training event by the Chattanooga Fire Department on Robin Drive on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The fire department uses live burns as part of their fire academy training, culminating in the complete immolation of a structure.