Training with Albert Lea firefighters
Published 11:49 pm Friday, August 17, 2018
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- Albert Lea firefighter Darion Peterson listens to instructions Friday as the Albert Lea Fire Department conducts a controlled burn. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Flames engulf a house Friday as the Albert Lea Fire Department burns a donated house firefighters have used for training purposes the past two weeks. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Albert Lea firefighter Jed Lokken uses a thermal imager to simulate looking for survivors during a house fire. A smoke machine was used so firefighters could train with little to no visibility inside the house, as there would be during an actual fire. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Remnants of a house burn after the Albert Lea Fire Department conducted a controlled burn Friday. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Albert Lea firefighter Jed Lokken, right, breaks a window during training as Trevor DeRaad looks on. A smoke machine was used so firefighters could train with little to no visibility inside the house, as there would be during an actual fire. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Staying low and crawling out isn’t always the best option to safely get out of a burning building. If a room is filled with smoke, breathing in that smoke can be dangerous all on its own. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Staying low and crawling out isn’t always the best option to safely get out of a burning building. If a room is filled with smoke, breathing in that smoke can be dangerous all on its own. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Remnants of a house burn after the Albert Lea Fire Department conducted a controlled burn Friday. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Laskowske said the best way someone can buy themself time to get out safely in a fire is having functioning smoke detectors in every room, and sleeping with bedroom doors closed. The earlier someone is alerted to smoke or fire, the better. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Albert Lea firefighter Dennis Glassel watches as flames engulf a house during a controlled burn Friday in Albert Lea. The house was donated to the fire department for training purposes. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Albert Lea firefighter Jed Lokken, right, breaks a window during training as Trevor DeRaad looks on. A smoke machine was used so firefighters could train with little to no visibility inside the house, as there would be during an actual fire. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Albert Lea firefighter Kurt Wallace ignites an area of a donated house during a controlled burn Friday in Albert Lea. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Albert Lea Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Laskowske said smoke or flames can breach a room in 100-120 seconds if the area isn’t isolated. Closing a door in a room away from the flames while calling 911 can buy someone 15 to 20 minutes to get out safely. Firefighter Trevor DeRaad said that if people can’t get out of a window safely in an isolated room, they should wait to the side of the window. If doorways or other entries are blocked by flames, firefighters will enter isolated rooms through windows as they search for survivors. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Flames begin to roll up a wall and to the ceiling as the Albert Lea Fire Department burns a donated house Friday after using it for training purposes the past two weeks. Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Laskowske said the idea of crawling on the floor to escape a house fire is not always the safest way to get out. If the fire is too close to the traditional exit or has been burning for too long, it’s best to find a room away from the fire, close the door, and either exit through a window if possible or wait for help to arrive. He said one of the first things firefighters due when arriving on scene is to check smokeless rooms for survivors. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Albert Lea firefighter Brett Boss demonstrates how to use webbing to enter a window in 2018. Albert Lea Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Laskowske said all firefighters carry webbing with their gear, and one of its uses is for window entries when there’s no time for a ladder. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Firefighters use thermal imagers when searching for victims, hot spots or building fires when smoke takes away their visibility. – Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
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- As part of training, firefighters simulate how to extract an unconscious individual through a window. – 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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