Madison firefighters started a weeklong training that is a bit different from what they usually do. UW’s Ogg Hall, the former home of students, still provided a learning atmosphere.
Firefighters say it has been about 3 years since the last high rise fire in Madison, which is why they need to train more on it.
Since Ogg Hall is being torn down in August the university offered it to the fire department for training.
They had previously allowed the department to use the stairwells as practice during holidays, but never a vacant building.