PHOTOS: The Weyauwega Fire Department ignited small fires inside of a derelict farmhouse Saturday, Oct. 7, at the crossroads of Kriese and Haffner Roads.
Throughout the morning they tested their firefighting skills in a live-fire setting with full gear and hoses at the ready.
When they were done, they burned the house down for good.
Connor Grambsch donated the house to the department for training purposes. He purchased the property after the former owner, an elderly man, died alone in the house.
The man was a hoarder and inside the dwelling were narrow passages choked with years of detritus. He and family members spent months removing the junk to ready the premise for the fire department.
Once the house was inspected for safe use, the fire department trained in the house throughout the summer.