Firemen from three districts completed a training burn on July 30 of an abandoned house on Humboldt State University property at the corner of L.K. Wood Blvd. and Granite Ave.
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Forty one firemen from Arcata Fire District, the Eureka Fire District and the Humboldt County Fire District No. 1 conducted a series of room-burn training drills before setting the entire structure ablaze at about 1 p.m.
Justin McDonald, assistant fire chief for the Arcata Fire District, said the training enabled firemen from three districts to participate in a planned burn, some for the first time. “This was a great way for new volunteers to gain joint experience and everything went as planned,” he said.
University Police coordinated logistics and directed traffic at the scene.