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Article: Minister's in the line of fire.
- Article from:
- Spenborough Guardian (Cleckheaton, England)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2007
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FIRE Minister Parmjit Dhanda MP visited West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to watch a line rescue demonstration by the Urban Search and Rescue team.
The minister watched a spectacular 'line two' rescue from the balcony of the brigade's new Technical Rescue Training Centre, in Birkenshaw, last week.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's Urban Search and Rescue unit performed the rescue and then rescued a casualty who was secured to a stretcher.
The unit also demonstrated the capabilities of the equipment used to rescue casualties ...