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January 7, 2006
Shelley Szafraniec
Community Information Specialist

Lt. John King, PIO
Daytona Beach Fire Department

FIREFIGHTERS TRAIN FOR IN HIGH-RISE RESCUES

Volusia County Fire Services will host more than 45 local firefighters January 9 - 11, as they train for high-rise building rescue incidents at the Volusia County Fire Services Institute, 3889 Tiger Bay Rd., Daytona Beach.

The training, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. daily, is being offered on behalf of the Volusia County Fire Chief’s Association, northeast region, and brings together firefighters from the Daytona Beach Fire Department, Daytona Beach Shores Public Safety Department, Holly Hill Fire Department, Ormond Beach Fire Department, South Daytona Fire Department, and Volusia County Fire Services.

According to Deputy Chief Steve Plummer, operations coordinator with Volusia County Fire Services, the firefighters will train together to practice firefighting and rescue techniques in the event of a high-rise building fire or other structural incident.

“With so much development in Volusia County and the increasing number of buildings over four-stories tall, this training is very timely,” Plummer said. “High-rise buildings can present a large list of challenges for responding emergency workers that may require requesting mutual aid in the form of additional manpower and resources.

This training will help assure that the firefighters at a high-rise incident will be familiar with the procedures established by the Volusia County Fire Chief’s Association.”

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