The Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin hosted a Fire Ops 101 program at the Madison Fire Department’s Fire and Safety Education Center for fifty-five civilians. The majority of the Fire Ops 101 participants were elected officials and members of the media. Fire Ops 101 participants engaged in five different fire fighting scenarios to experience the realities that fire fighters face on a daily basis.

This Fire Ops state and local elected officials, as well a media participate in four different scenarios; structure fire, car fire, vehicle extrication and cardiac arrest. Participants gain an understanding of what it takes to do the job of fire fighters.

This Fire Ops was conducted on the Hammer training facility in the state of Washington. This video follows a local reporter who participated in the event and the subsequent broadcast coverage.

A Fire Ops training conducted on the Hammer training facility in Washington state. This Fire Ops event follows elected officials and members of the media as they go through several different stations of a Fire Ops event.