| Nine members of the Falmouth V.F.D. recently completed the Swiftwater Rescue Technician Course offered by Rescue 3-Virginia. The members under took two nights of classroom instruction and two days of "Hands-on" training. The "Hands-on" portion was conducted at Compton Rapids, a Class III rapid, on the Shenandoah River in Bentonville, Va.
While at Compton Rapids the class made about a half dozen rescues as canoeists and kayakers got dumped by the rapids and needed assistance.
Members completing the course include:
Deputy Chief Nick Pierson
Safety Officer James Morris
Lt. Christopher Lonzo
EMS Lt. Kerry Huston
FF Joseph Manning
FF Sam Simmons
PFF William Walker
PFF Doug Pierson
PFF Steve Thomas |
