Montgomery Fire Department conducts new exercises at controlled burn

MONTGOMERY, Al.
Six units from the Montgomery Fire Department set fire to an abandoned Woodley Road home Saturday as part of a controlled burn exercise to learn new methods to fight fires.

The field exercise brought out 22 MFD firefighters to the scene to practice new techniques recently introduced in the field. 

Montgomery District 1 Chief T.L. White said that the practice burn focused mainly on vertical ventilation and breeching techniques, which require the men to cut holes in the ceiling of a burning home. 

The 2,000 square foot home, located on the 2000 block of Woodley Road, was donated to the city for MFD use. The owners planned to demolish the home before making the donation.