VIDEO: For most people it’s a bad day if their home catches fire, but if itโs already slated for demolition Boise Fire might be interested in burning it down for you โ all in the name of training. โWe often get asked to burn down people’s houses, and there are certain circumstances where we can do that,โ said Training Captain Joe Lunghofer, with Boise Fire.
The department accepts donated buildings for single family to commercial and uses them in a variety of ways. โCutting holes in the roof, weโre breaking windows, we’re stretching our hose lines inside, flowing water inside โ all the way up to live fire where we actually burn down the structure,โ Lunghofer said. Boise Fire also has an extensive training center where they can set up different practice scenarios, but unfamiliar real-world buildings make for great training grounds.
