Thursday, November 9, 2017

Hillsboro Fire Burn-to-Learn Rescheduled for November 14

HILLSBORO FIRE BURN-TO-LEARN RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14


News Release from Hillsboro Fire and Rescue
Posted on FlashAlert: November 9th, 2017 2:10 PM
On Tuesday, November 14, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue will conduct a training house burn at 115 NE 30th Avenue in Hillsboro. This exercise previously scheduled for Saturday, November 4 was canceled due to the death of off duty Hillsboro firefighter Ryan Grimaldi on November 3rd.

The Burn-to-Learn exercise will give valuable live-fire training in a residential structure to Hillsboro's newly-hired firefighter recruits, as well as the department's career and volunteer firefighters.

The Burn-to-Learn exercise will begin at 9am when Hillsboro Fire & Rescue training officers set small fires, one at a time, inside the house. Training officers will then accompany firefighters inside to extinguish the fires. The drill will be supervised by experienced, career firefighters and will adhere to strict safety guidelines. Firefighters have ensured that all that remains in the home is normal, non-hazardous building materials. Once the interior training is completed, the house will be allowed to burn in a controlled and safe manner. There will be teams of firefighters at the scene from beginning until all flames are extinguished.

Motorists can expect that traffic on E Main Street from NE 28th Avenue to NE 32nd Avenue will be slowed from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Traffic will be blocked from entering NE 30th Avenue from E Main Street.

The home used in this training exercise was donated by the owner 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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on November 09, 2017