Area Firefighters Participate In Propane Emergency Training

BESSEMER, MI - Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - Earlier this year, the Bessemer City Fire Department was chosen to host the Michigan Propane Gas Associations - Propane Emergency Simulator. The training was held at 6:00 PM this evening with a classroom portion at the City Hall (411 South Sophie Street) followed by the Live Fire portion at the old Steiger's Mill site behind the Home Center (1001 East Lead Street).

Bessemer was picked as one of two sites in the Upper Peninsula and only twelve locations in the State of Michigan.

Firefighters from throughout the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin participated in the training. They learned the proper techiniques to deal with handling propane fire emergencies. The Chronicle was fortunate enough to attend the Live Fire training, and we captured the photos and video included with this article.