Volunteer firefighters spring training session on this weekend

People in North Battleford will see more fire trucks and firefighters this weekend as well as some more smoke. But they shouldn’t be concerned, as the North Battleford Fire Dept. will be hosting the Saskatchewan Volunteer Firefighters Association’s Spring Training events.

All the activity will take place Friday to Sunday at the Firefighters’ Training Grounds off of Airport Road.

“It’s anticipated about 300 firefighters from across the province will be in attendance, with significant involvement from the North Battleford Fire Department as trainers for a number of the courses,” the city said in a release.

Organizers plan to hold a number of outdoor training exercises at the Training Grounds on Saturday and Sunday and the public is also invited to come and watch.