PHOTOS: Top: The MFD took part in a practice burn on the Marty and Stacey Burlage property along 135th Avenue. The Hopkinton Fire Department and students from the Kirkwood Fire School also participated. More photos on page A-31. Middle: The firefighters watch as flames take over the Burlage home during a practice house burn. Bottom: Junior firefighters Kellie Bayne, Michael Boysen and Karrsten Wernimont work at hosing off the roof of the Burlage home during a practice burn. (Photos by Kim Brooks)