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North Bench Firefighter Tom Chaney and North Bench Fire Chief Gus Jackson during the water rescue training.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_190829966_EP_-1_SEXGQBVRGVIQ_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
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North Bench Firefighter Tom Chaney and North Bench Fire Chief Gus Jackson during the water rescue training.
August 29, 2019
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August 29, 2019 1 a.m.
For water rescues, practice makes perfect
BONNERS FERRY — Saving a victim from the water takes crucial timing from the rescuers. With many bodies of water, including the Kootenai and Moyie rivers, in Boundary County, it is just a matter of time before first responders, made up of many volunteers, may be called upon to help — and they need to be ready.