Crews from several Colorado departments trained together Tuesday to learn wildland firefighting skills
"The goal is to provide common tactics and common terminology within departments. No department is big enough to manage these fires. I think we look at every fire, every year. The most recent is the fire that happened in Maui. What is it that we can learn from their fire?" said Colorado Springs Battalion Chief Justin White.
"I think the challenge is communication. You have a large group of agencies coming from a very diverse range of communities," White told 9News.
He added that it's essential that crews not only work together at a fire scene but understand terminology and tactics.
As urban wildfires are occurring more frequently, White said training sessions are vital.
