‘Burn building’ gives regional first responders real-world experience

  • Firefighters lug a search-and-rescue dummy. Friday’s drills marked the end of a week-long gauntlet of training exercises, the first time CCFR has hosted personnel from agencies outside the county. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)
    Firefighters lug a search-and-rescue dummy. Friday’s drills marked the end of a week-long gauntlet of training exercises, the first time CCFR has hosted personnel from agencies outside the county. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

    Based on the floor plan, you’d think they were gearing up to raid a secret ninja fortress. 

    Moveable walls allow the layout to be changed at will, preventing anyone from navigating the smoke-fille…