July 28, 2010

Firefighters train for building collapse

       White  River Township firefighters conducted specialized training this week at an abandoned house on Stones Crossing Road in northwest Johnson County.  Members of the department's Special Operations Team conducted live drills involving a simulated building collapse where the object of the exercise was to shore up parts of the structure and make it safe to operate in.  The Special Operations Division of the department deals with tactical situations that require specialized equipment and training to mitigate, such as building collapse, confined space entrapment, high-angle rope rescue, trench collapse, and water rescue.  Use of the house, which was heavily damaged by a fire earlier this year, was donated by the Mount Auburn United Methodist Church.
 

           
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