With only two days for planning, the Hutchinson Fire Department set up a hands-on, real-life basic fire skills training at a house on East 6th Ave. Hutchinson Fire Department Division Chief of Training and Safety Jesse Martin said that they wanted to thank Steve Petermann of Salt City Brewing Company for allowing them the use of this property for training. Using a real structure greatly enhances the realism for training. Petermann said that he plans to demolish the building to build a parking lot. The training coincided with the department’s recruit academy with four recruits slated to graduate at the end of November. Martin said, “We brought our recruits and our on-duty fire fighters here and they are going through basic fireman skills in a real residence.”
Source: Local – The Hutchinson News
