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Polk County Fire plans controlled "burn to learn" training at WOU; city to require DEQ clearance
Summary
Polk County Fire District No. 1 briefed Monmouth council on a planned March 29 "burn to learn" training at Western Oregon University using modular buildings; organizers say DEQ confirmation of no asbestos/lead and city demolition permits are required and neighbors within 600 feet will be notified in person.
Polk County Fire District No. 1 told Monmouth City Council it will hold a controlled "burn to learn" training at Western Oregon University on March 29, using modular buildings near Rice Auditorium for staged fires and investigator training, but officials said they will not proceed until the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) confirms there is no asbestos or lead requiring mitigation.
"On March 29, we'll be doing a burn to learn at Western Oregon University," Fire Chief Ben Stange told the council. He described a two-phase plan: initial ignitions that will be…
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