On Monday, June 23, Winnfield Fire Department personnel conducted a live fire burn on Brown Street. 

Fire personnel used several hose lines, deck gun, and a device called a water curtain. The water curtain kept the fire from spreading to a nearby shed. The hoses and deck gun were used to keep the fire from spreading from the original area. 

The home owner had contacted the fire department earlier this year to allow for a live burn with the structure. This burn was used to allow department personnel to practice smoke reading, fire extinguishment, hazards associated with fire ground operations, apparatus placement, and other fire ground operations. 

The department thanked the home owner for the donation of three cases of bottled water and for allowing the fire department the opportunity to conduct the live burn on this property.

Property owners who have an older abandoned building that they think the Winnfield Fire Department may be able to do a live burn on are invited to contact the department by calling (318) 628-3923.