LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Firefighters work to tame a gas flame during a live fire drill Tuesday night at Natchez High School. Fire companies from Natchez, Foster Mound, Kingston, Liberty Road and Lake Montrose participated in the drill.

LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Crystal Davis and her son Brody Bequette, 2, react to flames that had risen during the live fire training at Natchez High School Tuesday night sponsored by the Mississippi State Fire Academy and the Adams County Fire Coordinator. The two were watching Brody’s grandfather Bob Cain, the captain of Natchez Fire Department Station 4.

LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Firefighters help suit up Chandler Warren, center, a volunteer firefighter with Foster Mound Volunteer Fire Department, before participating in a live fire drill Tuesday night at Natchez High School.