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Watch: controlled burn of the Cedars Edge Golf Course clubhouse in West Branch
This Saturday morning, firefighters torched the clubhouse at 19 Greenview Lane in West Branch.
There are plans to replace the old clubhouse at Cedars Edge Golf Course and this presented a rare training opportunity for the city's Fire Department.
You can read more about what West Branch Fire Chief Kevin Stoolman expected from the burn here, and watch the video of the burn above.
Neighbors and community members watch a controlled burn of the clubhouse and pro shop at Cedars Edge Golf Course in West Branch, IA on Saturday morning, January 27, 2018. According to Fire Chief Kevin Stoolman, members of the West Branch volunteer fire department had the opportunity to taste 'a little bit of everything' over the course of the roughly 3-hour training exercise. Plans for a new, two-story clubhouse at Cedars Edge are in the works. (Ben Roberts/Freelance)
Assistant Fire Chief with the West Branch Volunteer Fire Department Matt Tisinger removes whatever signage remained during a controlled burn of the clubhouse and pro shop at Cedars Edge Golf Course in West Branch, IA on Saturday morning, January 27, 2018. According to Fire Chief Kevin Stoolman, members of the West Branch volunteer fire department had the opportunity to taste 'a little bit of everything' over the course of the roughly 3-hour training exercise. Plans for a new, two-story clubhouse at Cedars Edge are in the works. (Ben Roberts/Freelance)
Fire Chief Kevin Stoolman with the West Branch Volunteer Fire Department talks with members of his crew during a controlled burn of the clubhouse and pro shop at Cedars Edge Golf Course in West Branch, IA on Saturday morning, January 27, 2018. According to Stoolman, members of the West Branch volunteer fire department had the opportunity to taste 'a little bit of everything' over the course of the roughly 3-hour training exercise. Plans for a new, two-story clubhouse at Cedars Edge are in the works. (Ben Roberts/Freelance)
West Branch Volunteer firefighter Ben Barrett takes a drink of water during a controlled burn of the clubhouse and pro shop at Cedars Edge Golf Course in West Branch, IA on Saturday morning, January 27, 2018. According to Fire Chief Kevin Stoolman, members of the West Branch volunteer fire department had the opportunity to taste 'a little bit of everything' over the course of the roughly 3-hour training exercise. Plans for a new, two-story clubhouse at Cedars Edge are in the works. (Ben Roberts/Freelance)
Flames burst though the south window of the clubhouse and pro shop at Cedars Edge Golf Course during a controlled burn in West Branch, IA on Saturday morning, January 27, 2018. According to Fire Chief Kevin Stoolman, members of the West Branch volunteer fire department had the opportunity to taste 'a little bit of everything' over the course of the roughly 3-hour training exercise. Plans for a new, two-story clubhouse at Cedars Edge are in the works. (Ben Roberts/Freelance)
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