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 Practice scenarios with mock accidents like the one above gave local emergency
 responders an- opportunity to learn more about rescue techniques.

Rescuers practice extraction techniques


 McCarthy said there's
constantly a learning curve
for emergency) personnel
to navigate that
includes being
familiar with the
latest tools as well 4
as the most recent
vehicle models.
 Extraction from _
a vehicle involves
moving metal and
other parts from
a trapped vehicle
passenger so the ,.
passenger can be
removed safely
without aggravating
injuries already
suffered in an .-:'
accident, he said. .
 From low-tech
options like an ax
and a crowbar to -
powered.equipment
like cutters and
spreaders, there's
a lot 'of tools in
the toolbox, and
emergency personnel have to
remain'up to speed.
 Filling classes isn't problem,
and McCarthy doesn't turn
participants away. There were
so many trainees from Heilbron
Springs, Theressa Starke and
Lawtey that he had to call on
Andy Burkhalter of Waldo and
Theressa's Stuart Brandrick to
assist.
 With their help as leaders,
small groups could work
independently at different
stations, giving everyone an
opportunity to approach a
problem and figure out how
to solve it with the tools


provided.
 By the end of the session, the
already) trashed cars, arranged,
in crash scenarios behind the


Bradford counties, including
McCarthy, had to move those
logs. ,,evewras-doing so caused
the truck to sink deeper into
the dirt,' further restricting the
driver's ability to breathe.
 They got him out alive, but
McCarthy said it isn't only
for the public's safety that
emergency personnel need to
be trained. It's for their .own
protection as well since their
lives are often also at risk.


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 "It doesn't matter whether
your paid or volunteer, we all
have a responsibility to come
home to our families," he said.
 Participants included Jeff
Mrwik, Lloyd Hamilton, Paul
Jones, Kenny Warner, Mike
Brown, Demond Stokes, John
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