Winfield Courier – September 17, 2013
Two firefighters perform a training exercise aboard a truck Monday. Firefighters from all across south central Kansas participated in a one-day skills training held by the Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute in Winfield. The firefighters had a classroom session in the morning and then applied it in the afternoon on the KU firefighter skills truck. (Avery Osen/Courier)
Chad Mayberry, lieutenant firefighter for the Winfield Fire Department, practices busting through a sheetrock ceiling Monday. The Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute visited the Winfield Fire Department from the University of Kansas and brought their firefighter skills program. “If they get trapped inside of a room we teach them how to get out,” said Mike Cook, head of training and transportation for Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute. “We try to do as minimal damage as we can.” (Ashlee Mayo/Courier)
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