The Carson City Fire Department shared the following photos from the recent week-long training at the site of the old Children’s Cottages.
The Cottages have long served as training facilities for first responders and law enforcement alike, but with the ongoing construction by the State of Nevada to erect new office buildings, the cottages must finally come down.
In a social media post, CCFD shared the following:
As you may know, Carson City Fire Department hosted nearby agencies and performed live burn trainings of the Children’s Cottages.
The purpose of this training activity was to observe fire progression, behavior, and reading smoke as conditions changed.
This was a great opportunity as most live fire training is focused on extinguishing the fire, which takes 100% of the focus. This time it was opposite, and many observations were made to help educate our firefighters.
Comments that were made between agencies while watching the fire were collaborative and encouraged an open dialogue on common tactics and strategies.
