Volunteer firefighters suppress a blaze started beneath a car the night of Thursday, May 4, near the end of a training session in Holyoke put on by Black Hills Energy. Tom Henley, community affairs manager for Black Hills, believes preparing local firefighters for emergencies involving natural gas to be “one of the most important things the company does.” — Andrew Turck | The Holyoke Enterprise
Arlen Thompson, a fire training expert contracted by Black Hills Energy, guides volunteer firefighters on either side to a burning gas meter. With his help, firefighters learned to not only spray down the meter, but safely shut off its valve and stop the flames. — Andrew Turck | The Holyoke Enterprise
TRAINING WITH FIRE
In an evening that would turn to night lit by a white-orange glow on Thursday, May 4, around 45 volunteer firefighters representing seven departments from Phillips County and beyond arrived to a fi
