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RICHMOND, Va. -- When disaster strikes, timing and strategy can mean the differencebetween life and death -- a fact that certainly rings true forlocal technical rescue workers, who are called into some of themost difficult terrains and situations to help people, includingone on Wednesday that literally threw them for a loop. "It's really kind of out of the ordinary," said Lt. Robbie Hagaman,a spokesperson for the Richmond Fire Department and an organizer ofRescue Challenge 2012. "It really challenges them. They have toput their thinking caps on." Wednesday afternoon, a team from the Roanoke Valley spent time atKings Dominion for Rescue Challenge 2012 -- an extreme trainingsession that puts their skills and teamwork to the ultimate steeltest. "It's excellent training for us," said Lt. Kelcey Branch withRoanoke Fire-EMS. "A lot of guys jump at the opportunity to comedown here and do it." Their mission -- rescue a "maintenance worker" (mannequin) who hadfallen over the edge of the Anaconda roller coaster track and washanging over the lake the ride is built around. The team had to figure out how to ferry themselves and their gearacross the lake to where the worker was trapped, then build acomplex rope rig that would allow them to lower a rescuer down fromthe track and pull both him and the worker back up. They had to work through several strategic bumps along the way, butsay that's exactly why they do this type of training. While it's not very likely they'll be doing many coaster rescues inRoanoke, the team says the skills they practiced are the same onesthey'd need to use during any type of technical rescue. "The techniques aren't different," said Branch. "What you need tobe able to do to get the person down is not different." Park staff says the training sessions are also beneficial to them,which is why they work with the agencies to do them, and can helpmake their rides even safer. "We're able to see what [the rescue teams] do, what changes theyneed to make, and what changes we need to make, to make sure thatwe're all better prepared in the long run," said Gene Petriello,Communications Manager for Kings Dominion. Nine teams from Virginia and Maryland participated in this year'schallenge. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Sports Caps Hats , Ladies Golf Cap Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Army Baseball Cap today!
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