If you see smoke near the intersection of Grant Line and Bradshaw Road over the next day or so, there’s no need to be concerned.
Cosumnes firefighters are using an old house there to train the next class of recruits.
“So it’s allowing us to put them into a training controlled environment, to experience fighting structure fires without having the first time being out on the streets,” Cosumnes Fire Battalion Chief Josh Freeman said.
Eighteen fire recruits have been learning alongside experienced firefighters, getting a rare opportunity to work with active flames.
“There are a lot of firefighters that go through training and academies and wind up working out on the streets and on fire engines that don’t get the opportunity to have this kind of training,” Freeman said.
The Cosumnes Fire Department has owned an old, abandoned house for years using it for rescue training, and letting the Elk Grove Police Department use it for their training as well.