"99% of what we need to be able to do is preparation. 1% is actually doing it." Captain Wesley Cox recently summed up the training ethos at Winder Fire Department as firefighters undertook the Denver Drill, modeled after a 1992 fire in Denver, CO in which a firefighter was trapped in a confined space. "Our citizens deserve for us to be prepared." Watch the video below to learn how our firefighters prepare for worst-case scenarios ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eWNeri69
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