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Emergency services exercise a success at 15 Wing

Moose Jaw Fire Department took part in a training exercise at 15 Wing on Wednesday. Cole Carruthers

Moose Jaw Fire Department took part in a training exercise at 15 Wing on Wednesday.

Published on September 5, 2012
Published on September 5, 2012
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A 81.6-kilogram training dummy has Moose Jaw emergency services and 15 Wing staff to thank for a daring rescue.

The Moose Jaw Fire Department, ATCO Structure & Logistics and 15 Wing personnel took part in a emergency simulation exercise at 15 Wing on Wednesday.

“It was a training exercise towards the procedure of removing someone from the air tower in the event of an emergency,” Moose Jaw Deputy Fire Chief Rod Montgomery told the Times-Herald.

Sgt. Dave Hovington said: “(The City of) Moose Jaw took over a structural contract for 15 Wing in 2000.” Hovington said it’s been at least three or four years since such a training exercise has taken place.

The training exercise involved fire crews responding and setting up an engine ladder to perform a rescue from the 15 Wing air tower in case regular service routes were blocked due to an emergency situation.

The 180-pound training dummy crews rescued is filled with ball bearings to shift its weight when being moved just like a real person during a rescue.

Aside from city fire services, 15 Wing is served by firefighters employed by both ATCO/Frontec and the Canadian Forces.

The fire unit has a total of two trucks, which are crash response vehicles used in aircraft emergencies, and the crash fire rating of the airfield is category three.

For more on this article pick up the next issue of the Times-Herald.

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