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- / NEWS JULIE SLACK | jslack@miltoncanadian champion.com Many of the firefighters cutting holes in the roof of the former' Richardson Chevrolet building have fond memories of them- selves as children, with their parents shopping for a new car. Now, they're tearing the building apart. Over the last two weeks, Milton Fire Deparfment (MFD) crews have been us- ing axes to open doors and cutting holes in the roof, part of training they've been fortunate enough to take part in. MFD training techni- cian Paul Hollingshead said the building, which is slated to*be torn down soon, provides crews with a terrific opportunity to practise skills such as exte- rior door forced entry, en- tering through the bay roll- up doors, forcible entry, search and rescue and roof operations. Located at Derry Road and Regional Road 25 and formerly the home to Rich- ardson Chevrolet, the 6.24- acre site is where a high- being proposed. The pro- posed development by Bri- arwood Homes includes three apartment buildings connected by a podium and having heights of 25; 20'and 16-storeys, respeetively. hose-line advancements, rise apartment complex is it's Time. When you can't keep up with all the appointments and errands. Let Seasons help. |Seasons MILTON Retirement Community ,Call 905-864-6888 760 Bronte Street South, Milton www.seasonsretirement.com The development pro- posal also includes five three-storey - townhouse buildings, backing onto the Sixteen Mile Creek Valley, and two three-storey stacked townhouse build- ings, as well as a parkette and playground - in total, 668 residential units. MFD has been using the training site since mid- January. "This really allows the crews to build on certain skill sets in a real-life envi- ronment," said Hollings- Fire crews get head start on demo at Richardson building : Julie Slack photos/Metroland Milton Fire Department took advantage of the future demolition of the Richardson Chevrolet building at the corner of Regional Road 25 and Derry Road, with training exercises the last few weeks. Captain Matthew Townsend, above, uses a thermal imaging camera to locate potential victims. head. He noted the flat roof g10zZ '8 Ateruqad Aepsiny] | uodweyd ueipeued uoliW | 5 on the Richardson building - is a unique chance to work on cutting through a tar and gravel metal roof - which they would do if they ® See REAL-LIFE, page 39 Wo2 uo}eyapisul