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Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Pittsburg fire recruits train in realistic house fire drill
PITTSBURG, Kan. — An area fire department provides hands-on training, giving recruits a chance to prepare for what they'll see in emergencies. Pittsburg Fire Department recruits entered a live house burn as part of the department's new training initiative. Surrounding fire departments also came to observe and learn. The simulation included smoke, sirens, and fire, designed to reflect real-life situations. This approach helps trainees practice and learn under pressure, which in turn will help them become firefighters. Doug Ball named interim president of Pittsburg State University Pittsburg fire recruits train in realistic house fire drill Same-day access walk-in clinic opens in Pittsburg Doug Ball named interim president at Pittsburg State University USD 250 mourns loss of young student 'Being able to feel that heat and be in that environment of zero visibility and and the the noise that comes with it and the confusion that inevitably is with with every fire saying to some level it's their first experience with it and we want it to be a good one. We want them to be comfortable when they go into a real fire and have lives on the line,' said Taylor Cerne, Pittsburg Fire Chief. 'We're just doing some mock simulations of fires that would happen in the house. We get called, we arrive on scene, we go in and put the fire out, as simple as that,' said Aaron Ruth, Pittsburg Fire Department Recruit. 'We're taking the trucks, the miles down the road waiting for the call, and we get the call up. And it's just a live scenario like trying to trying to simulating a live house fire the best that we can,' said Rendan Russell, Pittsburg Fire Department Recruit. Ruth and Russell are expected to graduate tomorrow, officially becoming firefighters. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
High winds and burn bans keep Southeast Kansas fire crews busy
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Kan. — Southeast Kansas first responders have seen an uptick in calls, as high winds and burn bans continue. Crawford County District 1 Baker Township Fire Chief Mike Gordon, says just in the past 4 to 5 days, they've responded to 14 calls back-to-back. At least 60 percent of those were grass or wind related fires, one of which was significant. He says what's been happening is the strong winds are blowing embers left behind from fires lit days ago and re-igniting them. Satanists sued over 'Black Mass' at Kansas statehouse Community rallies after fire destroys Woodson County's only nursing home Southeast Kansas house fire results in total loss Gordon says that can be a challenge, having to go back to 'hotspots' and having to re-water and put them back out. It's not just them, other departments have stepped up to help. 'Mainly when you start getting multiple calls at the same time, or we start getting fires that are jumping into different properties and we can't stay ahead of it. So we've only had the one call in the last four or five days where we had to have a lot of help,' said Mike Gordon, Crawford County District 1 Baker Township Fire Chief. 'It's safer to have a few more people on scene. It's safer to have some more apparatus on scene, and it's safer for our people, it's safer for the citizens, and it just works out. And that's that's what we we are in this job to do is to help the community,' said Taylor Cerne, Pittsburg Fire Department Fire Chief. Chief Cerne says if you do have a brush pile, leaves or grass that you need to burn– always check with your local fire department to make sure it's safe to burn. Crawford County is still currently under a burn ban. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
