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Firefighters burn house in Fairfield as part of training exercises
Local firefighters pose for a picture outside 50 S. Eighth St. in Fairfield during their controlled house burn Nov. 9. In addition to the Fairfield Fire Department which hosted the training exercises, firefighters also came from surrounding towns such as Batavia, Libertyville, Packwood and Lockridge.
Photo courtesy of Scott Vaughan Local firefighters pose for a picture outside 50 S. Eighth St. in Fairfield during their controlled house burn Nov. 9. In addition to the Fairfield Fire Department which hosted the training exercises, firefighters also came from surrounding towns such as Batavia, Libertyville, Packwood and Lockridge.
Photo courtesy of Richard Thompson The aftermath of the house fire at 50 S. Eighth St. in Fairfield. After the Fairfield Fire Department burned the house to the ground, the property's owner, Shea Barber, plans to fill in the basement so the land can be used for something else.
Union photo by Andy Hallman A firefighter uses an ax to chop a hole into the roof of the house at 50 S. Eighth St. in Fairfield on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 9. Local firefighters performed training exercises on the home before burning it to the ground. One of the exercises was cutting ventilation holes in the roof that allow built up heat and gases to exit the home.
Union photo by Andy Hallman A firefighter uses a chainsaw to cut a hole into the roof at 50 S. Eighth St. in Fairfield on Nov. 9. The firefighter was practicing a technique to stabilize the atmosphere in a house by cutting holes in the roof, allowing heat and gas to escape.
Union photo by Andy Hallman Firefighters climb a ladder through billowing smoke during a controlled burn of a house at 50 S. Eighth St. in Fairfield on Saturday, Nov. 9.
