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The annual New Brunswick Firefighters Workshop was held in Miramichi on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12.

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Greg Dixon of Musqash and Travis Steeves of Petitcodiac fire department put out a truck fire with foam as instructor Dale Jameson of Oromocto Fire Department looks on.

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From left, Benoit Laflamme of Neguac Fire Department and Reg Tower of Dorchester Fire Department get ready to carry Nathan Reid of Fredericton Junction Fire Department.

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Matthew MacCallum of the Station 3 Douglastown Fire Department slices through the roof of a schoolbus at a mock accident site.

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From left, Wally MacTavish, Craig Vienneau and Calvin McLeod of Miramichi Fire Department and Paul Jacques of Beresford Fire Department take part in a hose training session on the wharf.

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Denis Harris of Fredericton Junction Fire department, James Gallagher of Bathurst Fire Department and Chris Jr. Leger of Dieppe Fire Department come down the ladder following a training session on ventilation.

Training sessions took place at the Fire Training Centre located at Morrison Cove, NBCC Miramichi and Station Wharf in Chatham. 246 firefighters from around the province came to the city to practice their skills at mock accident scenes, rescue carries and on the tower at the fire training centre.