Youngstown firefighters go through rescue training

YOUNGSTOWN — Smoke bellowed from a South Side building this morning as teams of firefighters gathered outside preparing to enter the building, but no one was in any danger.

The incident was part of a training exercise for city firefighters. The “Rapid Intervention Training” sessions focus on saving those firefighters who may find themselves in a life-threatening situation after going into a burning building in search of civilians.

Half of the department’s firefighters spent the morning learning what to do when one of their own is trapped inside a burning building. The remaining members of the department will undergo the same training at a later date.

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