VIDEO: The Colorado Springs Fire department just started its annual wildland fire training in the Skyway Neighborhood on the southwest side of the city.
“For our Mayor, and for our Fire Chief, this is one of our top priorities, keeping our community safe from wildfire,” said CSFD Deputy Fire Chief Steve Wilch.
The training is to ensure firefighter skills meet national wildland firefighting standards and CSFD expectations. Wilch said, “This is something we will do department wide. So all line firefighters will be out here in the month of April.”
The simulation for the exercise is multiple reports from neighbors seeing fire in an open space near homes with flames moving up hill.
Firefighters work as if a burn is happening. “Out here using our tools, training, gaining the experience we need,” said Wilch.