Firefighter injured in evening live burn training
FirefighterNation Staff
CARMICHAEL, California — A firefighter was injured Thursday evening in a fall during a training event in Carmichael, according to KCRA.
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department was conducting an evening live burn exercise in a former Denny’s restaurant. Firefighters had spent several days preparing the building for the exercise and fire.
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The fire had begun at around 11:00 p.m. In the video below firefighters can be seen inside and outside, climbing onto the roof to perform vertical ventilation.
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As firefighting operations are underway, one firefighter can be seen climbing a ground ladder to the roof while another firefighter on the roof appears to steady the ladder.
The firefighter climbing moves from the ladder to the roof and then falls.
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Captain Chris Vestal told KCRA that when the firefighter fell, the training exercise was halted while the firefighter was checked for injuries.
Vestal said the firefighter was transported to a hospital and later released, cleared to return to work.
