Printed Thursday, May 23, 2013


First-responders teach teens to be prepared

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William Hartford, of the Northwood Fire Department and the Wood County Sheriff Office Special Response Team, takes the role of a drunk driver in an exercise with Joshua Montague of Saline, Michigan Explorers Club.
William Hartford, of the Northwood Fire Department and the Wood County Sheriff Office Special Response Team, takes the role of a drunk driver in an exercise with Joshua Montague of Saline, Michigan Explorers Club.
William Hartford of Northwood Fire Department and the Wood County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team, takes the role of a drunken driver in an exercise with Joshua Montague of the Saline, Mich., Exlorers Club.

Five area fire and police departments gathered at Owens Community Colllege's Center for Emergency Preparedness in Perrysburg Township last weekend for its third annual mock disaster day.

Justice Shannon, 15, left, and Sara Rufenacht, 14, of Wauseon Explorers listen as Perrysburg Township police officer and Wood County Sheriff Special Response Team member Jim Ball reviews the correct way to carry a long gun.
Justice Shannon, 15, left, and Sara Rufenacht, 14, of Wauseon Explorers listen as Perrysburg Township police officer and Wood County Sheriff Special Response Team member Jim Ball reviews the correct way to carry a long gun.
Justice Shannon, 15, left, and Sara Rufenacht, 14, of the Wauseon Explorers listen as Perrysburg Township police officer and Wood County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team member Jim Ball explains the right way to carry a long gun.