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First Responder Electrical Training - Central States Fairgrounds

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There has been a time change for tomorrow’s First Responder Electrical Training. Media will now meet at the Far East end of the Fairgrounds to set up at 10:30 a.m. for a start time of 11:00 a.m.

News Release Contact: Tessa Jaeger
For Immediate Release

Phone: (605) 863-0061
Date: July 22, 2024

Email: Tessa.Jaeger@rcgov.org


First Responder Electrical Training
Rapid City, S.D. – The Rapid City Fire Department has teamed up with West River Electric Association, Inc. for a May Day Drill to take place on Wednesday, July 24th at the Central States Fairgrounds.
Several agencies will be involved in the training such as; Pennington County 911 Dispatch, Black Hills Life Flight, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, and the Emergency Department at the Monument Hospital.
The scenario will include a vehicle that has crashed into an electrical box as well as arriving officers who are injured from touching the car. West River Electric will be called to the scene. Crews will extricate victims from the vehicle and transported to the hospital by ambulance and Life Flight. There will be several moving parts to this scenario.
Any media that wishes to attend please contact Rapid City Fire Department Public Information Officer, Tessa Jaeger, to confirm you will be there. You will need to be at the Far East end of the Fairgrounds to set up around 9:30 a.m. for a start time of 10:00 a.m.