I followed a huge header in the sky today which took me to a wildland prescribed burn in a nearby forest preserve. Firefighters with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County were conducting the burn for several reasons. Depending on the…
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At a fire scene, some would say that if you want to know which guys were doing the work, you have to look for the fireman with a dirty face. Others might argue the point for a number of reasons. Regardless…
While on the road in Rogers, AR, my visit was scheduled to coincide with the department training in a vacant house before burning it to the ground. This well seasoned firefighter complete with charred helmet and full PPE was in charge of…