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Multi-county live burn training
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Saturday April 6, 2013 was a busy day for area firefighters. Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department hosted the 2nd Annual Multi-County Live Burn Weekend at the Hillsboro Park. The event was a combined training session where 102 firefighters from eighteen departments across five counties refreshed their memory and honed their skills. The majority of the day was spent rotating around various training stations, which included a structural fire simulator brought in from Putnam County Fire Department, vertical ventilation tactics, vehicle extrication, hazardous materials fundamentals taught by Coffee County EMA Director Allen Lendley, firefighter survival, and a ropes and knots station teaching the fundamentals of rope rescue. In an effort to enhance working relationships with the surrounding departments, firefighters were divided into groups that consisted of multiple departments in order to share their skills and stories with the other members on their team. Participating depart-
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ments from Cannon County were Mooretown Volunteer Fire Department; Coffee County included AEDC Fire and Emergency Services, Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department, Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department, Manchester Fire and Rescue, New Union Volunteer Fire Department, North Coffee Volunteer Fire Department, Summitville Volunteer Fire Department, and Tullahoma Fire Department; Franklin County included Alto/Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Belvidere Volunteer Fire Department, Capitol Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Cowan Fire Department, Estill Springs Volunteer Fire Department, and Fourth District Volunteer Fire Department; Grundy County included Pelham Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Monteagle Volunteer Fire & Rescue; and Warren County included Morrison Fire Department. - AARON BROWN
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