With flooding a major concern for many cities in Texas due to heavy springtime rainfall, emergency rescues are on the rise. On May 12-13, Round Rock firefighters received timely training at the Tarrant County College Northwest Campus Fire Service Training Center with the Special Ops Training Swift Water Rescue Tech Refresher Course.
The training at the center’s Swift Water Simulator, one of the best in the region, could be the difference between life and death. “We have lost responders last year in water emergencies,” says Rodney Smith, coordinator for the Fire Service Training Center. “Some of the guys that are coming in for training, have actually run water rescue calls the day before.”
In 2014, more than 800 firefighters from all over the United States completed Swift Water Training at the Fire Service Training Center.
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