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Hillsboro Fire & Rescue has scheduled a training house burn on Thursday, January 17, at 1860 NW Cornelius Pass Road.
This Burn-to-Learn exercise will to give Hillsboro’s firefighter recruits, as well as the department’s career firefighters valuable live-fire training in a residential structure.
Before the training begins, firefighters ensure that everything left in the home is normal, non-hazardous building materials. Experienced career firefighters supervise the drill adhering to strict safety guidelines.
Beginning at 10:00am training officers will set small fires inside the house one area at a time. Firefighters will enter and extinguish the flames in each area. Once the interior training is completed, the house is allowed to burn in a controlled and safe way. Firefighters will remain at the drill site until all flames are extinguished.
Passers-by can expect traffic on NW Cornelius Pass may be slowed between NW Nicholas Court and NW Alocleck Drive from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
The house was donated to Hillsboro Fire to make way for future construction on the property.
To learn more about Hillsboro Fire & Rescue’s Burn-to-Learn training, or to find out how to donate a house for a future Burn-to-Learn, contact Training Chief Jeff Gurske at 503-681-3901.
News media wishing to attend can contact Bruce Montgomery at 503-615-6666, PIO pager.
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