All firefighters are mandated to do training, but one local department goes above and beyond. 

On the WHOW First Responders Road Tour Tuesday, Clinton Fire Training Officer Dave Dallas told Regional Radio that over time, the training process for their firefighters has only gotten better and more in-depth to prepare them for any possible scenario. 

While much of the training is mandated by government agencies, Dallas indicates they decide to go the extra mile and provide trainings that provide expertise in the wide range of calls they receive. 

Firefighters are going through constant training, from basic skills to stay sharp to more specialized scenarios that they could come across in town or the more rural parts of the county. 

The Fire Department is constructing a new training facility, that will greatly expand all the scenarios they can run through. Dallas says this is another way they can make sure the Fire Department is prepared for anything that comes their way. 

Dallas feels his decades of experience in the Fire Department alongside all the classes he's taken make him a good fit to train the firefighters of tomorrow.