Chelan Fire and Rescue received a double dose of training over the weekend, after a training burn continued to smolder, prompting a second visit to the controlled burn of a warehouse on Azwell Road.
District 7 Fire Chief, Tim Lemon, says the live burn exercise is meant to help train firefighters – adding that the department works closely with the landowners to organize the event.
Despite the call back – Lemon says safety is always the biggest concern – and the live burn exercise last weekend went off without a hitch.
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