TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – Terre Haute firefighters constantly train and sharpen their skills so they’re ready when you need them most. An effort took place Saturday that could help keep you and them safer in the future.
The Terre Haute Fire Department held “Fire Ops 101”. One of the goals of this event was to show city, county, and state leaders why it’s important to invest money in fire departments. The investment keeps medical and firefighting equipment up to date and also helps protect firefighters.
“Nothing in the fire service is cheap. So I think it opens a lot of eyes when someone hears one of our heart monitors costs $40,000. A pair of coat and pants costs $5,000.”
Others, besides lawmakers participated in “Fire Ops 101” including Christian Shuck. He was recently appointed to the fire department’s merit board.
In all 18 people took part in scenarios firefighters face. They included rescuing a person from a burning building, cutting open a vehicle to get a person out, and climbing a ladder truck.
“There are dozens of things I think we take for granted. You think a firefighter is driving a truck up and pulling a hose off a truck and spraying water on a fire and it’s so much more than that,” added Christian Shuck.
