Planning to demolish the existing structure, the new owners of a home at 168 Bolton Road donated the house to the Harvard Fire Department for training. The department took down the structure with a controlled burn Saturday, May 25.
Photos by Tim Clark
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Deputy Chief Charlie Nigzus gets feedback from Lt. Justin Warren, who tested the new helmet-and-breathing apparatus under review by the department.
Flames billow through the front door.
Chief Rick Sicard (center) discusses fire behavior with two new probationary members, Dezerae Rodriguez (left) and Jen Schoenberg, as the fire advances from room to room.
Firefighters wet down the lawn to keep the house fire from spreading to the surrounding trees.
Firefighters put out the blaze at the end of the day.
