Recent trainings serve Edgemont VFD well during difficult emergency calls

  • Members of the Edgemont Fire Department learn advanced extraction techniques for difficult rescue situations at a recent training in Rapid City with other departments in attendance. Photo courtesy of Rapid Fire Conference via Facebook
    Members of the Edgemont Fire Department learn advanced extraction techniques for difficult rescue situations at a recent training in Rapid City with other departments in attendance. Photo courtesy of Rapid Fire Conference via Facebook
    EDGEMONT – Ongoing training prepared the Edgemont Volunteer Fire Department well for a recent series of diverse calls requiring multiple skill sets over the course of the past two weeks.Fire Chief Brent White said that on Feb. 21, the crew responded to a noninjury semi-tractor trailer rollover on Highway 18. Then on Monday, Feb. 24, the department engaged in a recovery assist, hiking i...

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