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Shaker Heights Fire Fighters Practice Rope Rescue at Lake View Cemetery

Specialized rescues require special training.

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Photos were provided by Cleveland Heights Fire Battalion Chief Pat Kehn.

Members of the Heights Area Special Rescue Team spent May 7, 8, and 9 at Lake View Cemetery's Dam in Cleveland Heights training for specialty rescues.

The Heights Area Special Rescue Team has been working on their "rope rescues," said Kehn.

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The team includes 45 firefighters from Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, University Heights, South Euclid, Euclid and Beachwood.

This week's work has included specialized training in high angle rope rescues and rescues in trenches, high places, confined spaces and collapsed spaces, he said.

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