Members of the City of Hays Fire Department will conduct training Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the work needed to attack a large fire in a building.

The training will be conducted from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each day at Aubel-Bickle Park in the area of 27th Street Terrace and Sherman Avenue. The street in this area will be blocked to traffic, although the public is invited to observe.

During the training, firefighters will practice the teamwork needed for the five on-duty firefighters to quickly get two large fire attack streams in operation to stop a fire from spreading to other buildings.

To prevent any unreasonable response delays to emergency calls, one extra fire crew will be on-duty during this training. This crew will be ready for immediate response.

The city of Hays remains in a water watch due to the continuing effects of our three year drought. As part of the city’s water watch conservation procedures, the fire department has reduced its use of water for training by 25 percent. The water used for training will have the dual use of watering the park.