A fire has been contained at the Vermont National Guard base in Jericho after it sparked during a routine training session on Sunday. It happened around 3:30 p.m. A spokesperson for the Vermont National Guard said that they were training with 50-caliber machine guns, which can result in fire. The flames reportedly sparked in a contained area, known as the “impact area”. According to the National Guard, it’s too dangerous to send crews into the impact area to extinguish a fire. The standard protocol is to let it burn out as long as the flames stay in the contained area. Sunday’s fire did not spread beyond the impact area, but the National Guard had response teams available from local fire departments in case it did. The Vermont National Guard spokesperson said that officials kept an eye on the fire throughout the night to make sure it was safely contained. By 7 a.m. on Monday, officials said the flames were out, but the area was still smoldering.
A fire has been contained at the Vermont National Guard base in Jericho after it sparked during a routine training session on Sunday.
It happened around 3:30 p.m. A spokesperson for the Vermont National Guard said that they were training with 50-caliber machine guns, which can result in fire. The flames reportedly sparked in a contained area, known as the “impact area”.
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According to the National Guard, it’s too dangerous to send crews into the impact area to extinguish a fire. The standard protocol is to let it burn out as long as the flames stay in the contained area.
Sunday’s fire did not spread beyond the impact area, but the National Guard had response teams available from local fire departments in case it did.
The Vermont National Guard spokesperson said that officials kept an eye on the fire throughout the night to make sure it was safely contained. By 7 a.m. on Monday, officials said the flames were out, but the area was still smoldering.
