Plum’s volunteer firefighters began using the borough’s former municipal building for training Tuesday night.
Firefighters from the Holiday Park, Logans Ferry, Renton and Unity departments were expected to start by practicing forceful entry, wall breaching, large room searches and long hallway searches in the building.
The building is slated for demolition following the borough’s move to the new municipal center on Mike Thomas Way, formerly Old Mine Road.
A second training session is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Firefighters are training inside the building only, with no fires lit and no water used. No outside windows or doors will be broken so the building remains secure. Traffic on New Texas Road was not to be affected.
The building is expected to be used for air pack training later in May, with a session on searching for lost Alzheimer’s patients in early June.
The borough anticipates demolition of the building to start by the end of summer.
