Ensuring safe extraction

March 19, 2009 | 10:50 p.m. CDT

Columbia firefighters stabilize an upside-down vehicle at the first night-training session of the year at the Columbia Fire Training Academy on Thursday. This particular exercise focused on effectively stabilizing both a vehicle on its side and upside-down in order to ensure safe extraction of anyone who could be trapped inside.

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