Fire Behavior in a Structure Fire - Drill in Spencertown 02/27/23
The Spencertown Fire Company hosted a drill about fire behavior in a structure fire. Austerlitz Fire District Assistant Chief Evan Kerr built a small structure that was used in the drill. Burning the structure with its "rooms, doors and windows" showed firefighters conditions of changing smoke, flashovers and back drafts.
Firefighters from Austerlitz, Spencertown, Canaan, Ghent and Red Rock participated.
Firefighters from Austerlitz, Spencertown, Canaan, Ghent and Red Rock participated.
Photos by Richard E. Lindmark