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NewsJuly 8, 2013

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Matt Dennis of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department tries to cool off using a cold wet towel after a training exercise, Monday, July 8, 2013, on Park Drive. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday. A thermal reading taken from one of the rooms inside the engulfed house was 1500 degrees.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Dennis of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department tries to cool off using a cold wet towel after a training exercise, Monday, July 8, 2013, on Park Drive. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday. A thermal reading taken from one of the rooms inside the engulfed house was 1500 degrees.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.
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Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department practice exterior attack methods at an empty house on Park Drive, Monday, July 8, 2013. Members of the Scott City Fire Department as well as six members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department Explorer Post were on scene during Monday's training exercise. The training helps evaluate different extinguishment methods, starting from exterior and progressing to interior attack methods. The department will be training again today, as well as Wednesday and Friday.

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