This new training space is made up of three red metal shipping containers. Two of the areas are on the first floor, and another on the second, which even allows for training space on the roof.

Awarded $98,500 in grant money from the Kentucky State Fire Commission, the Madisonville Fire department is proud of their new training facility. It was built late last week and sits behind station No. 4 along Hanson Road.

The design, which has a burn room, and features a forceable entry door, rappel station up on top, a roof ventilation prop, and confined space tube, costs $119,000.

Officials say Wake County is growing by 63 people a day, and many people are moving to the eastern part of the county. To accommodate the growth, Eastern Wake EMS is unveiling a new station in Wendell.

According to officials, a group of firefighters were getting ready to go out on a call when they noticed he wasn’t there. That’s when they went to his room and found him unresponsive at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Crews tried to revive him, but it was too late.

 

It is unclear how the firefighter died. However, officers do not suspect foul play.

The students, under the guidance of Anderlitch, repaired oil leaks, faulty brakes, pulley systems, wiring, alternator and manual transmission and other smaller repairs. Once the project was complete, the engine roared for the first time in over a decade.

“I’m really proud of the students in the class because they really did a lot of the work themselves,” Alderlitch said. “These are 16 and 17-year-olds getting their hands dirty and learning with hands-on experience, just like in the real world.”

But for the educators at HCISD, the project represents a learning model school districts across the country are beginning to implement. Project-based learning is centered around giving students hands-on experience in a particular field.