PHOTOS: The Mitchell fire department sets building ablaze

Mitchell firefighter Justin Adams stands on a pile of snow observing a structure fire during a live exercise Thursday, March 30, at the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

By Adam Thury

April 04, 2023 at 3:33 PM

MITCHELL — The Mitchell fire department conducted a live burn training on Thursday, March 30. Here are photos from the exercise.

From left to right Cole Palmer, Justin Adams and Mason Bruns react to the heat wave from pulling down a shed wall during a live structure fire exercise Thursday, March 30, at the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

The building used in the exercise was the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

1/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

2/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

3/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

4/46: Mitchell firefighter Paul Bernard sits and watches a live exercise of a structure fire on Thursday, March 30, at the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

5/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

6/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

7/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

8/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

9/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

10/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

11/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

12/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

13/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

14/46: Mitchell firefighter Mason Bruns pushes against the singles of a burning shed during a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

15/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

16/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

17/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

18/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

19/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

20/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

21/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

22/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

23/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

24/46: Mitchell firefighter Tristian Johnson holds a hose to help control the fire of a live structure fire exercise on Thursday, March 30, at the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

25/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

26/46: Mitchell firefighter Justin Adams stands on a pile of snow observing a structure fire during a live exercise Thursday, March 30, at the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

27/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

28/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

29/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

30/46: Mitchell firefighters from left to right Cole Palmer, Justin Adams and Mason Bruns knock down a structure fire during a live exercise Thursday, March 30, at the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

31/46: From left to right Cole Palmer, Justin Adams and Mason Bruns react to the heat wave from pulling down a shed wall during a live structure fire exercise Thursday, March 30, at the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

32/46: A Mitchell firefighter walks away with a smile after experiencing the heat from pulling down a shed wall during a live exercise Thursday, March 30, at the former Peace Lights building near the south edge of Mitchell.

33/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

34/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

35/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

36/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

37/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

38/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

39/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

40/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

41/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

42/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

43/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

44/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

45/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

46/46: Scenes from a controlled house fire with the Mitchell Fire Department on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Mitchell.

By Adam Thury

Adam Thury joined the Mitchell Republic in March of 2022. He was born and raised in Mitchell, S.D., and graduated from Mitchell High School in 2015. He always had an eye for photography but started honing his skills mid-2014. He has worked on growing his knowledge of photography by shooting for local events. He can be reached at athury@mitchellrepublic.com and found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/adamthury.

PHOTOS: The Mitchell fire department sets building ablaze

The building used in the exercise was the former Peace Lights building.