Española Fire Department gets unique training opportunity before home demolition

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Before the construction of a parking lot, an interesting idea helped one New Mexico fire department get much-needed training. "We were going to go ahead and demolish the house, so a couple of firefighters said, 'This is a great opportunity to do training,'” said Española Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief John Wickersham.It happened when the department purchased a $350,000 property next to a fire station. Before the house on the