Abandoned home on East Side burned in ‘phenomenal’ real-world fire training exercise
GEORGE WIEBE
Updated
Firefighters tend to the perimeter of a fire Wednesday at the former Voit Farm on Madison’s East Side. The controlled burn of the property, due to be redeveloped, followed a series of training exercises inside the structure.
An abandoned home on the former Voit Farm was burned to the ground Wednesday afternoon as part of series of controlled blazes set by the Madison Fire Department for training.
A 1930s-era fire insurance policy discovered in the home could have come in handy Wednesday if the owner’s plan were up to date — and the fire weren’t intentionally set.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
More than a dozen firefighters with the Madison, McFarland and Sun Prairie fire departments took part in Wednesday’s training.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
As a former home on the Voit Farm property on the East Side of Madison is consumed by fire, area firefighters tend the perimeter of the blaze following a series of training exercises.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Bystanders watch the controlled blaze.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Greyson Ingram, 4, wears a firefighter's hat in his observation.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Another controlled fire and training exercise is planned for Thursday.
Firefighters tend to the perimeter of a fire Wednesday at the former Voit Farm on Madison’s East Side. The controlled burn of the property, due to be redeveloped, followed a series of training exercises inside the structure.
A 1930s-era fire insurance policy discovered in the home could have come in handy Wednesday if the owner’s plan were up to date — and the fire weren’t intentionally set.
As a former home on the Voit Farm property on the East Side of Madison is consumed by fire, area firefighters tend the perimeter of the blaze following a series of training exercises.
