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PHOTOS: Columbia County first responders set the stage for HAZMAT training
Smoke filled the air surrounding the Rusch Elementary building on Tuesday night, as emergency service agencies from across Columbia County got in some practice time with a chemical fire scenario.
It began with a "burning" chemical truck and an officer "down," and grew into the rescue of multiple children doing their best fake coughing and wheezing in the school's library. At its conclusion, each "victim" had gone through the motions of decontamination, jumpsuits and all, in the gym.
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Emergency preparedness training in Portage
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Reporter John Gittings can be reached via phone at (920) 210-4695.

