If anybody saw smoke barreling towards the sky in the area of Savage’s City Campus on Wednesday, don’t worry, city hall didn’t burn down. Instead, the Savage Fire Department was conducting a controlled burn just west of where the new fire station is located at 13105 Dakota Ave. Deputy Fire Chief John Babin said the area, which had an old house on its land, needed to be cleared for a new development, and the department used the opportunity to train their firefighters. “When we have a chance to use live fire in acquired structures like this, it’s really a big benefit for our firefighters,” Babin said. Seven firefighters were able to make it to the burn, and Babin said they expect to conduct another controlled burn sometime this fall in an area about a half-mile away from Wednesday’s location.