Boulder County firefighters have been unable to use the county’s two burn buildings for live fire training for months, after structural damage forced the closure of the Boulder and Longmont buildings amid concerns for firefighter safety.
While there are other options for live burn training, fire chiefs in Boulder and Longmont said there has been some impact on firefighter training.
“It’s really important for all of our fire crews to get that exposure, to practice in an environment that’s hot, and (as) realistic as possible,” said Longmont Deputy Fire Chief Scott Opie, who oversees the department’s training division…