Burning down the house
Published 10:30 am Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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- A window is blown out during a controlled burn Sunday at 79184 180th St. The property owners, looking to build something else on the land, donated the building for local fire departments to use for practice drills. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Firefighters put out a smoldering bale of hay during a controlled burn exercise Sunday. Local fire departments from Albert Lea, Albert Lea Township, Hayward and Glenville conducted practice runs throughout the day until the entire house was burned down. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- A firefighter walks away from a controlled house fire Sunday. Teams of three firefighters each went into the house with instructors to study fires set by other teams. The purpose of the exercises was to have a better understanding of how a fire builds, how it can restart if not vented properly and how to completely put one out. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Firefighters watch a controlled burn from outside a house at 79184 180th St. Sunday in Hayward Township. A rapid entry team was on standby the entire time in case any of the fires set for the exercises got out of control. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Firefighters keep an eye on a house at 79184 180th St. Sunday as one of several fires set during a controlled burn is extinguished. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Firefighters watch a controlled burn from outside a house at 79184 180th St. Sunday. A rapid entry team was on standby the entire time in case any of the fires set for the exercises got out of control. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- A firefighter removes his mask after running through practice drills during a controlled burn Sunday. Captain and training officer Scott Hanna with the Albert Lea Fire Department said the drill gives firefighters a chance to work under real circumstances within a regulated environment. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- A team of firefighters watch a controlled burn inside of a house at 79184 180th St. The different departments started practice runs around 8 a.m. Sunday that went on through the afternoon until the structure was entirely burned down. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Firefighters remove a live bird’s nest from a house at 79184 180th St. Sunday before conducting controlled burns in different areas of the building. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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Colleen Harrison is the photo editor at the Albert Lea Tribune. She does photography and writes general-assignment stories.
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