By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Firefighters plan to burn down a Grand Mound area house tomorrow adjacent to Rochester High School.
The live fire training exercise is scheduled to begin around noon and continue until roughly 10 p.m., according to West Thurston Regional Fire Authority spokesperson Lt. Lanette Dyer.
The Rochester-Littlerock area fire department will be joined by firefighters from two other agencies. Their training will include fire behavior, smoke conditions, night operations and interagency collaboration, according to Dyer.
Th school district donated a vacant 1,400 square-foot house to the fire department to get the property cleared, according to Battalion Chief Jacob Yake.
The address is 19735 Carper Rd S.W.
Carper Road will be closed at Old Highway 9 and at the west end of 197th Avenue Southwest.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter