The Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters hosted our 2nd FireOps 101 event on Saturday, August 13, 2011. This educational program allows politicians, members of the media and other community leaders to experience first hand a day in the life of a Colorado Springs Firefighter. 7 Colorado Springs City Council Members participated, in addition to several representatives from local media outlets and 2 representatives for City Safety. Attendees participated in fire attack, search and rescue, vehicle extrication and cardiac arrest management evolutions. The importance of 4 person minimum staffing and proper resource deployment was clearly understood after performing these evolutions hands on.
