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El Paso Fire Department conducts trench rescue training exercise

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Fire Department Special Rescue team conducted a "trench rescue" scenario.

The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate, along with the emergency response team of Freeport-McMoRan, demonstrated how they would react in an emergency situation. 

The exercise focused on how the teams handle incidents where patients are buried under debris, or, construction materials.

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