Fresno County firefighters are working to sharpen their skills as they prepare for real-life scenarios.
On Sunday, firefighters from CAL FIRE Fresno, Fresno County Fire and the City of Selma gathered in Fowler to go over different emergency drills.
“We’re focusing on first instructional firefighting skills and scenarios command control, which means a radio etiquette the way that we set up our incidents and the way that we run our incidents,” said Fresno County Fire Battalion Chief Juan Navarro.
The City of Fowler granted access to firefighters so they can conduct routines within this old structure before it’s torn down and replaced into a new police department and senior center.
“It’s not very often that we get an opportunity like this to come and train at a standing structure facility. Most of the time, we’re at our training facility where it’s very common for our guys to go in once a month, so they know the building. This, on the other hand, is something new,” explained Navarro.