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Fire department seeks council blessing for live‑burn training at 503 Eighth Avenue East

2985059 · April 14, 2025
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Summary

Fire officials asked the council for permission to use a recently acquired house at 503 Eighth Avenue East for live‑burn training; asbestos removal and preliminary DNR paperwork are complete and neighbors raised concerns about smoke, traffic and safety.

The Oskaloosa Fire Department told the council it had an opportunity to conduct live‑burn training at a house located at 503 Eighth Avenue East and sought the council's blessing to proceed with planning.

The department said a property owner or company (identified in the record as Mark Willett/Cloud) acquired the house and offered it for training. Fire staff said asbestos testing had been completed and asbestos removed, and that paperwork had been submitted to the…

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