WEST ALLIS NEWS

Photos: West Allis firefighters practice life-saving scenarios

Jane Ford-Stewart
Now News Group
High above the ground, West Allis firefighters hone their techniques on a vacant apartment building. The structure is soon to be razed to provide room for the neighboring Chr. Hansen company to expand.
High above the ground, West Allis firefighters hone their techniques on a vacant apartment building. The structure is soon to be razed to provide room for the neighboring Chr. Hansen company to expand.
West Allis Fire Department/Submitted
A rare chance to practice punching a gaping hole in a roof, a technique needed to fight many fires, is afforded West Allis firefighters by Chr. Hansen, which will raze the building.
A rare chance to practice punching a gaping hole in a roof, a technique needed to fight many fires, is afforded West Allis firefighters by Chr. Hansen, which will raze the building.
West Allis Fire Department/Submitted
The SWAT team will not be stopped. On Friday, Jan. 11, Sergeant Tim Gold, West Allis police SWAT team leader, practiced sawing through a door in a vacant apartment building. The Chr. Hansen company invited West Allis police and firefighters to practice their techniques at the apartment buildings the company will raze so that it can expand.
The SWAT team will not be stopped. On Friday, Jan. 11, Sergeant Tim Gold, West Allis police SWAT team leader, practiced sawing through a door in a vacant apartment building. The Chr. Hansen company invited West Allis police and firefighters to practice their techniques at the apartment buildings the company will raze so that it can expand.
West Allis Police Department/Submitted
A trapped injured firefighter rescue is practiced, possibly for the first time by West Allis firefighters as they hone their skills at a vacant apartment building. The rescue involves cutting a hole in the wall around a window.
A trapped injured firefighter rescue is practiced, possibly for the first time by West Allis firefighters as they hone their skills at a vacant apartment building. The rescue involves cutting a hole in the wall around a window.
West Allis Fire Department/Submitted
Getting set up for work on a roof is hard, even without smoke and flames.
Getting set up for work on a roof is hard, even without smoke and flames.
West Allis Fire Department/Submitted
A West Allis firefighter perched high on a ladder casts a dramatic shadow as he participates in practices at vacant apartment buildings that will soon be razed to give room for the neighboring Chr. Hansen company to expand.
A West Allis firefighter perched high on a ladder casts a dramatic shadow as he participates in practices at vacant apartment buildings that will soon be razed to give room for the neighboring Chr. Hansen company to expand.
West Allis Fire Department/Submitted