Summer Is Busy Season For Rescuers In Maryland And Surrounding Areas

    Aug. 5, 2004
    Rescuers are certified firefighters and emergency medical technicians before they enter the department's yearlong swift water training program, in which they learn to save lives in rivers, rapids and floods
    It was a hazy afternoon in July when a call came in to 911: A 12-year-old boy had slipped from a trail along the Potomac River in the C&O Canal National Historical Park, falling more than 15 feet to the rocky cliffs below.

    When fire and rescue workers were dispatched, a special call went out to members of the county

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