CAL FIRE/Merced County Fire Department and Los Banos City Fire Department sharpen skills through training

By Fae Leonel Plata/Fae Emilio Valencia
Every year, through cooperative mutual-aid agreements, CAL FIRE/Merced County Fire Department and the Los Banos City Fire Department respond to over 300 motor vehicle accidents within their jurisdictions; many of them requiring technical rescue operation to safely remove patients from the vehicle and provide life-saving medical treatment.  This amount of call volume requires the response of professional, well trained company officers and fire fighters.  Through yearly multi-company rescue training exercise, these firefighters are able to enhance and share learned knowledge and skills.
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