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PHOTOJOURNALIST
A CHANCE TO FACE THE FIRE
Fire Ops 101 gives policymakers — and a photojournalist — a glimpse at the world of firefighters
A state representative, two city councilors, a city administrator and a photojournalist walk into a burning building. And no, this isn’t a joke.
One at a time, followed closely by a firefighter from their local department and surrounded by a crew of training ground operators, they hook up to air tanks, crawl to a burning couch, aim the hose and spray.
This was one of six scenarios that myself and roughly 30 other participants, recognized as members of the community that could bring attention or change to policies, took part in at the HAMMER Federal Training Center in Richland for the 19th year of Fire Ops 101.
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