Smoke and career aspirations were on the rise at Manhattan Fire Department Headquarters Thursday, as the department finished up its annual training of new recruits, with a series of live burns.
Recruit Scott Helberg told KMAN that he and fellow recruits have been going through “a lot of school work” in addition to participating in various evolution training, which simulates real life fire emergencies.
Helberg served as back up crew in Thursday’s simulation of a basement fire, which saw the recruits battling flames in full gear.
The recruits have learned various hose attacks, search tactics, and taken part in rescue training which teaches them to save themselves and their own, when conditions become dangerous.
