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Article: Twin City firefighters off to New Orleans
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- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
- Article date:
- September 19, 2005
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BLOOMINGTON -- Twin City firefighters going to New Orleans have
been told smearing Vicks VapoRub on their faces will make the stench
easier to bear.
They'll sleep in tents with makeshift air conditioning called a
"swamp cooler" -- a fan blowing over ice -- then move into a college
dormitory.
Despite the hardships they will face, there was no shortage of
volunteers for the six slots available for firefighters on a two-
week rescue-and-recovery operation, officials said. Virtually all
firefighters said they wanted to go, officials said.
The six from Bloomington-Normal left Sunday for Champaign, where
they will join nine firefighters.
Champaign Fire Department spokeswoman Dena Schumacher said ...