Carlton Fire District does except donation's of houses to burn for training. A representative from the fire district will meet with you to review the house or structure to asses compatibility with our program. Donating your house to burn is a great way to not only provide us with a safe and working house fire to to train and excersise on but also allow you to not have to haul so much debris to the dump, thus, providing less cleanup of debris. To meet the following criteria please see below. 

1. Asbestos must be removed and a test showing nonpresent.
2. Sewer must be blocked off and septic tanks must be marked.
3. Power has to be shut off in the house.
4. The meter must be pulled by power company.
5. All appliances must be removed from the house. 
6. House must be cleaned out. (I.e.. furniture, wood stoves, hot water heater, etc..)
7. House must have 30 to 50 feet of "defensible space" around it. ( I.e.. the next nearest structure, trees, vehicles, etc..)
8. It cannot be a manufactured home.
9. The neighbors must be in support of it.