First responders from across Southeast Kansas spent the day preparing for the next disaster. That training involved this scene, staged to re-create what they might find in the event of a tornado. Firefighters from St. Paul, Girard, Baker Township and Kansas Task Force 4 in Chanute used the scene to practice rescues, using only the tools they carry in their trucks. The training showed them how to rescue someone from inside a home through the roof, getting them on the ground safely, and how to build a foundation from wood and nails to hold the house up from the inside.
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