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Practical Training Site

pts tower

MESC – Practical Training Site

The Practical Training Site (PTS) provides students with the space to put theory into practice. With 11.4 acres, the PTS is revered for its ability to provide live fire evolutions and rescue scenarios.

Address:
1601 Van Horne Ave E, Brandon, MB R7A 7K2

burnhouse

Highlight: 
New burnhouse

  • 5 stories high
  • Confined space vent set up
  • Elevator shaft for rope rescue, as well as rooftop anchors for rappelling with helicopter skid
  • Gas fired kitchen prop as well as three class A burn rooms

The site also includes:

  • Command post building
  • Tower
  • Fire investigation house
  • Older burnhouse
  • Trench rescue props
  • Structural collapse props
  • USAR scenario area
  • Trench rescue prop
  • Canine training area
  • Train derailment props

pst location and firetruck on road

MESC Main Campus

With classrooms, a lecture theatre, simulation lab, full service fire hall and ambulance bay, as well as a three-storey housing structure, the MESC main campus provides the physical requirements for effective emergency services training for all learners.