Earlier this month, members of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. met at the Harvey Cedars Bible Conference for an open water surface rescue course led by Black Bay Training Group. The lessons of the two-day program – specifically designed for first responders, such as EMTs, police officers or, in this case, firefighters – entailed the entirety of response to a scene of distress on or near the water: obtaining information from dispatch, noting geographical issues, entering the water, locating the…
ON SITE: Nick Caricato and Scott Meggitt discuss equipment. (Photos by Jack Reynolds)
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