On Saturday October 22nd, the Santa Monica Fire Training Center, located on Michigan
Avenue, hosted an event they titled Fire-Ops 101, to which local and elected officials, as well as
media representatives, were invited and led to participate in a number of hands-on firefighting
and rescue operations led by the Santa Monica Local Firefighters (IAFF 1109). These included
auto extrication, live fire training, and an advanced life support call.
