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How to manage inside-out rescues, who runs command, when to engage the suppression team and more questions addressed
“It went into a two-alarm after the mayday was called,” Aberdeen Fire Department Lt. Rebecca Roberts said of the response
A functioning command post needs a paper or electronic tool to be successful
A mayday call went out after the ceiling and walls at Victory Baptist Church collapsed
Syracuse firefighters had to quickly exit the house as the fire worsened; at least two members were injured
A Rapid Intervention Team removed the Bridgeport firefighter from the burning house, and an EMS crew transported him to a hospital
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