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This old training house

-Messenger photo by Peter Kaspari Fort Dodge Firefighter Zach Rickman prepares to enter a condemned home at the intersection of North Seventh Street and Dakota Street Monday afternoon. Firefighters were taking part in training inside the home, according to Fire Capt. Jeff Hill. “We have a smoke generator that puts fake smoke in there,” Hill said. The city owns the home, and Hill said the Fire Department will conduct training in these homes before they’re sold.

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