Friday, firefighters didn't stop their day of training when we arrived - but they did let us join in.
It took me a while to get outfitted in my 30-40 pounds of gear, but for firefighters, it's usually a lot faster.
Then, we loaded up the truck, and made it into the training building - flames and all.
Because for firefighters, training never ends, even as wildfire season dies down.
"Structure fires happen 12 months of the year," said Captain Nathan Jeffries of Spokane County Fire District 9, "so we have to be ready."