GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKNR) — The future of firefighting on the campus of Gallatin High School.

For the past few years, the Gallatin Fire Department has trained local students for a possible career in public safety. On Friday, those students saw the intricacies of a house fire up close.

Lighting up a wooden doll house for demonstration, GFD illustrated to students how flames can spread throughout a home.

“This semester we’ve talked about fire behavior; everything that a fire needs to happen,” explained Gallatin Fire’s Assistant Chief Scott Woodward. “That (doll house) showed everything that we’ve talked about so far this semester, from backdrafts, flash over, vent-limited fire.”

Started in 2019, the visual and interactive course is a partnership between Sumner County Schools, Volunteer Stat

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