Extrication Drill Prepares CATS Fire and EMT Students to Handle Real-Life Emergencies

Mock drill preps students for real-life emergencies

INDEPENDENCE — At first sight, it’s every parent’s nightmare. The image of a passenger vehicle swerved into the front end of a school bus. The sounds of small children screaming in pain and terror and dozens of responders rushing about,…

Extrication drill prepares CATS fire and EMT students to handle real-life emergencies

BY KARISSA MILLER At first, it sounded like the real thing. The sound of sirens cut through the air as fire trucks and ambulances rolled out of the bay after a wreck with injuries was dispatched over the radio during a mock exercise Friday on the campus of Career Academy and Technical School. Students enrolled in…