Nova Scotia is rolling out mobile live-fire units to bring hands-on training directly to local fire departments for the first time.

The provincial government spent more than $2.5 million this year on two custom trailers — called mobile burn units — and propane training props to simulate common emergencies like car and dumpster fires.

One unit is already in Sydney, with a second expected by late July. A third trailer, owned by the Cape Breton Regional Fire Service, will also join the training rotation.

Jody Wrathall, Cape Breton's chief of fire training, said the units feature mock kitchens and b…