1100 Pleasant Grove Road - The Fire Department of Mount Juliet was contacted by a land developer that had a house that could be used for training and then burned to the ground.

Assistant Chief of Training, Shawn Donovan [Chief-103] worked out the logistics and the house was used for several weeks of training prior to the final scheduled training date on which the house would be burned to the ground.

On the day of the final burn, Chief Luffman, Chief Allen, and Chief Donovan commanded a live fire training drill during which firefighters, new and old, as well as fire explorers, were able to look on and observe fire behavior as it related to this particular structure and construction.

A tanker was requested from the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency under the mutual aid agreement. There was no available hydrant within a reasonable distance, and the point of the exercise was to burn the structure to the ground. Tanker-91 stood-by with Engine-104, putting >2000 at the ready.

The Wilson County Emergency Service Rehab Association [Rehab-23] was on site as they always are when the department responds to a fire or has any other type of significant training event.

The drill ended with a pile of ashes inside a brick and block shell, left to burn itself out of the next day or so.

A total of 21 personnel, paid and volunteer, attended the drill. There were no injuries.