Fisher Hall has been reduced to rubble as new construction prepares to take its place. The residence hall, which stood from 1952 until now, played one last role beyond housing students: serving as the perfect firefighting training ground for the Notre Dame and Clay Fire departments as well as the Notre Dame Police Department.

Hoeppner coordinated with the facilities design team to get access to the now-defunct building. He worked with the training division for Clay Fire Territory to put together a training day for both departments, along with NDPD. The training was held in May and included “breaching” or opening doors with tools. They also conducted “evolutions”—scenarios involving firefighters carrying the fire hose up stairwells.