For those wondering what it takes to be a firefighter, the Anchorage Fire Department and the Anchorage Fire Fighters Union brought in people from the community to go through the same tests as the brave men and women who fight blazes every day.
Fire ops 101 is a program that brings in members of the community to see what it’s like to be a firefighter for a day. According to Jason Dolph, the Sr. Captain for AFD, he says the general population are the ones who make decisions about public safety by either voting on ballots or at assembly meetings. So, in order for them to make informed decisions, it’s critical that they see what’s going on behind the scenes.
To walk a mile in their shoes, participants were paired with professional firefighters and completed tasks such as, rescuing a victim from a burning building, testing your fear of heights by climbing an aerial ladder to reach fires in high-rises, and using the Jaws of Life to save someone from a vehicle crash.
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