Bruce Power is expanding its training agreement with local fire departments. Bruce Power has announced their fire training facility will now be available free of charge to any municipal fire department in Bruce, Grey and Huron County. “Bruce Power has dozens of employees who volunteer with their local fire department, and we’re happy they take the knowledge they gain at work back to their communities,” said James Scongack, Bruce Power’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Operational Services. “To this end, we felt it was important to allow firefighters in Bruce, Grey and Huron to hone their skills at our fire training facility. At Bruce Power, our Number 1 priority is safety first, and we want that goal to extend to the first responders in our communities as much as possible, so improving municipal access to our state-of-the-art facility was a natural progression.” The announcement was made yesterday at a recognition luncheon for volunteer firefighters. Bruce Power opened its $25 million fire training facility in 2015. It includes a mock-up of a turbine generator, which allows firefighters to practice in realistic scenarios Propane-fuelled props, producing fire and smoke, simulate a variety of situations, and thermal cameras, located throughout the building, capture video footage and stream it back to a central control room. The main building, which can be used year round, also features a 50-foot tower for high-angle rescue training. There are also a number of outdoor fire simulators including a car, forklift, and transformer.
Bruce Power held a recognition luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 16, for employees who volunteer for their municipal fire department. At the luncheon, where former NHL hockey player Glenn Healy spoke, it was announced that Bruce Power’s state-of-the-art fire training facility would now be available to all municipal fire departments in Bruce, Grey and Huron counties. Pictured are Bruce Power employees who volunteer with the Saugeen Shores Fire Department, as well as Mike Rencheck, left, Bruce Power’s President and CEO; Phil Eagleson, second from left, Saugeen Shores Fire Chief; Healy, second from right; and James Scongack, Bruce Power’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Operational Services, far right.
