Public Safety Education and Training Catalog 2020 | Page 24

NWTC BURN TOWER The Public Safety Training Center includes a realistic burn tower that allows firefighters to practice entries into a structure fire; conducting search-and-rescue in heavy smoke, and even rappelling down a four-story shaft in full turnout gear - all in temperatures over 700 degrees Fahrenheit. The burn tower is also home to the only basement firefighting training facility in Wisconsin. 24 PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING AT NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE