Photos: A look behind the scenes at Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101
Local media and government officials were given the opportunity by Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin to take part in fire response training drills at Madison Area Technical College on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 in Madison, Wis. Situations included an EMS call, putting out fire inside a building, pulling a mannequin from a smoking building and extracting a passenger from a vehicle.Â
Madison Area Technical College electrical engineering professor Marcos Martinez puts on his gloves before Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Madison alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford looks through a thermal camera during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Wausau firefighter Cody Volm walks through pumped in smoke during a simultated extraction at the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
A training participate finds their way through thick smoke inside a building during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Madison alder John P. Guequierre walks out of a simulated smoking building with a dummy he and others extracted during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Participates descend the stairs of the fire training building during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
The front passenger window of a scrap car is shattered during a vehicle extraction exercise at the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Madison alder Sean O’Brien makes a cut in the fender of a scrap car during a vehicle extraction simulation at the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Madison Area Technical College EMS instructor Brian Turner acts like he is tending to a family member in cardiac arrest as participates arrive in the room for treatment during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Teams doing EMS drills converge in the hallway of Madison Area Technical College during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Madison alder Michael Verveer learns to use a fire hose during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Participates doing an EMS drill provide CPR and a breathing pump to a medical mannequin during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Madison alder John P. Guiquierre prepares to enter a smoky building with a fire hose during Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Fire OPS 101 training on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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