Need to demolish a house? Help SWAT and Fire Dept

[Ben S.]

I bought some run down houses recently and a local SWAT guy called me asking if was going to demolish them. He said they don't get a lot of training in different types of homes, and it would be helpful if they could use it for a couple weeks. In particular, they would break windows and use small explosives to blast open doors. He said they would of course sign a waiver that I wouldn't be responsible for any injuries due to the condition of the home. He also said if the house was just trashed and I was going to rehab it could they use it and just not use the explosives. I didn't ask then, but if I do it, I will definitely ask to be able to watch the show. 

The second thing (that more people know about) is you can call your local fire department and they will burn down your home to use it for training. The best part is, if they do this, they will haul everything away for free! They have some criteria, and I'm sure they don't even do this in some place, but it's worth a call. 

So, you can potentially help two groups of people out (first SWAT and then Fire Dept) and get your house demolished and removed for free!