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Hazardous response and rescue unit tackles gamut of scenariosPublished 05/17/08
It's the adrenaline that drew Capt. Dave Chen to Company 23, the hazardous response and rescue unit of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.
Photo courtesy of Anne Arundel County Fire Department Part of the constant training regimen includes practice with Maryland State Police helicopters and dangerous hoist work.
On Monday he was waist deep in flood waters, working to save a man whose truck was stuck on flooded Dicus Mill Road.
Last month, the team was atop a crane in Parole, trying to rescue an injured construction worker. Last September, Company 23 manipulated ropes and its ladder truck to pluck an injured worker from under the Bay Bridge. The unit won an award this week for that work. "These people want the extra challenge," said Capt. Chen, Company 23's commander...
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