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This article was published on Wednesday, 19 April, 2017. The information contained within may be out of date or inaccurate. News articles and media releases older than 60 days are archived for future reference.
Posted on Wednesday 19th of April, 2017,
On the weekend of 8 & 9 April 2017, the Urban Search & Rescue training course for a group of 25 SES volunteers and members of the Shepparton Search & Rescue Squad took place in Shepparton.
The practical component of the course was held at the Shepparton Resource Recovery Centre on Wanganui Road with volunteers using the concrete rubble pile at the rear of the centre.
This course provided rescue personnel with the knowledge and skills needed to attend a real-life structural collapse incident.
The course included:
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