The City of Martin Fire Department took part in confined-space rescue training Aug. 5-7 in a storm drain near the Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building on the main campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin. The training took place in a space 13 inches by 24 inches wide in a 20-foot-deep storm drain. Members of the department’s special operations team and shift personnel took part in the training.
PHOTO: City of Martin Firefighter Cory Oglesby is shown preparing to be hoisted up out of the confined space, a 13-by-24-inch area in a storm drain near the Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building on the UT Martin campus.
