EMS, fire personnel participate in training

Over the course of the past few weekends, members of Bonners Ferry Fire, Boundary Amblulance, Hall Mountain Fire, North Bench Fire, South Boundary Fire and Northside Fire from Bonner County participated in Extrication Operations training, hosted by South Boundary Fire and put on by the State of Idaho. Two separate classes consisting of over 20 students in each were held on Sept. 9 to 11, and Sept. 23 to 25. Volunteer Emergency personnel sat through eight hours of lecture and 12 hours of practical in the field of automobile extrication. The class discusses safety of responders and patients, how to work in unison with Emergency Medical personnel, techniques for cutting and spreading metal and glass to get people involved in serious accidents out of their vehicles and to medical care. They learn advanced methods of stabilizing vehicles and lessening the risk of further damage to responders and patients.