Firefighters Practice At TCC's New Fire Training Center

The Tulsa Fire Department broke in the new training facility at Tulsa Community College's northeast campus Wednesday.  

The firefighters spent part of the day practicing high-rise rescues.

Dangling several stories off the ground, the firefighters honed their skills getting themselves and a rescue basket to hard to reach places.  

The exercise is the first at the state-of-the-art training center since it was dedicated on July 10.  The facility cost nearly $16-million and offers specialized training that's not available anywhere else in Oklahoma.  

Along with providing firefighters an unparallelled practice area, it gives TCC  students studying Fire and Emergency Services a place to learn.

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