Danielle Sanzone, a reporter with The Record in Troy, writes a first-person account of her experience participating in Fire-Ops 101 on Tuesday, May 5.

Program’s participants gain new appreciation for what firefighters do daily

LATHAM - Maybe it was while I was trying to carry a 165-pound mannequin out of a house while not being able to see. Or maybe it was while I was kneeling in front of a 1,100-degree blaze. But at some point on Tuesday during a hands-on fire fighting demonstration, I realized: I am really glad I’m not a firefighter.

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