Seven local fire departments participated in a flashover fire training in Arbor Vitae on April 11 and 12. Firefighers learned how to recognize the signs of a quick and deadly fire phenomenon. (Photo by Michael Strasburg/Lakeland Times)
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Invaluable Training
Firefighters learn to identify, survive deadly flashover fires
Flashover fires — it’s not common for the general population to know about them, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a good firefighter who doesn’t have some understanding of the phenomenon; probably because it’s one of the leading causes of firefighter deaths in the United States.
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