Training vital for local volunteer fire departments
Kansas University Fire instructor, Rick Deibert, also is Fire Chief at Shawnee Heights Fire Department controls the fire from inside a booth in the truck. He has control of the fire and the operation, watching from behind a heat proof glass.
Just hours after the severe injury of a Baxter Springs firefighter, other county volunteer firefighters were spending their Saturday training to prevent future injuries. The training had been planned for months, and the Baxter Springs firefighters had planned to attend before the Friday night incident.
The training appeared to be more serious than usual, as they were all in a somber attitude.
