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March 30, 2005
Shelley Szafraniec, APR
Community Information Specialist

LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE TRAINING IN STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE RESCUES

More than 45 firefighters representing Volusia County, Deltona, Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach will be training in structural collapse rescues today through Wednesday, April 6, at the Volusia County Fire Services Training Center, 3889 Tiger Bay Rd., Daytona Beach.

This course, offered for the first time in Volusia County, will complete the specialized training necessary for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams, and brings the county to the level of having three fully functional light USAR teams.

“With three teams available, quick access to outlying areas is improved,” said Deputy Chief Kathy Weaver, Volusia County Fire Services Technical Rescue Team Manager. “In addition, there is an advantage that these teams have been trained to respond to small “local” incidents, and can come together as a bigger team to respond to a large incident in our county.”

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