The Moose Jaw Warriors are considered heroes on the ice, but members of the local WHL team had the opportunity to spend some time with real-life heroes in our community on Tuesday.

The Warriors took time to visit the Moose Jaw Fire Department during the morning on Tuesday and see what it takes to be a firefighter.

"It was a pretty cool day," said 20-year-old goalie Brodan Salmond, who was among the players that got a first-hand look at fire-fighting. 

The players were put into the full fire gear and had to crawl their way through a smokey hallway with a hose to perform a rescue; they used the jaws-of-life to get into a car, and they were sent up over 100-feet in the air in the tower on the fire truck.

Dalton Hamailuk uses the jaws-of-life to pry open a car during the Moose Jaw Warriors' day with the Fire Department on Tuesday. (Photo: MJ Warriors / Twitter)

"To get that experience, see what it was all about and get a little piece of what they all do, it was pretty incredible and it was a lot of fun," stated Warriors defenceman Jett Woo.

The Vancouver Canucks' draft pick is very familiar with what it takes to be a firefighter as his father, Larry Woo, has been working as a firefighter for 25 years.

Woo said this gave him a deeper appreciation for what firefighters go through every day.

"The little attention to detail that they have and how much they have to work as a team, kind of like hockey, and for myself, a lot more respect goes to my dad and what he's been doing for the last 25 years, so it was a lot of fun being able to do all that," said Woo.

The Moose Jaw Warriors spent the day with the Moose Jaw Fire Department on Tuesday. (Photo: MJ Warriors / Twitter)

The Warriors use a day like Tuesday to provide players with a look at what options are out there for them following their hockey careers. They also spend time with the Moose Jaw Police Service throughout the season.

Salmond said their day with the firefighters was a very eye-opening experience, "It's something that I've thought about doing after hockey for a career path," he said.

"It was tough, the suits get pretty hot, it wasn't too hot out today, so I could only imagine what it would be like in a real fire, but it was a really cool experience for sure."

The Warriors are working at Mosaic Place this week as they prepare for a pair of home games this weekend. The Edmonton Oil Kings will be at Mosaic Place on Friday night and then the Lethbridge Hurricanes come to Moose Jaw for an afternoon game at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.