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Portsmouth firefighters complete trench rescue training

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Eighteen officers and firefighters with the Portsmouth Fire Department completed a weeklong Trench Rescue Technician course, adding a specialized skill set to a department that already fields urban search and rescue and water/dive response teams. The training covered shoring and shielding methods used to stabilize collapsed or unstable trenches, along with victim […]

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