Firefighters from Payne and other areas train to increase their response time.
Training took place at Brigner Trucking near the state line.
A scorching day it was as firefighters and emergency personnel trained in a simulated diesel fuel spill: “A fuel tanker swerved and hit a pick up truck around 9:00 am on Saturday, June 11th. The accident caused damaged to both the truck and tanker, and caused fuel to be spilled all over around the area of SR 111 and SR 613. “The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded first to the area with the Paulding County Emergency Management’s Ed Bohn on the scene coordinating efforts to safely evacuate and secure the area, while the EMS of Payne & Scott and firefighters from both Indiana and Ohio, worked to save the victim.” Each year the Paulding County Emergency Management with the local Emergency Planning Committee plans this hands-on training exercise to keep up with changes in regulations and protocol. Regular training for such a disaster is important to keep everyone in the know of what it takes to keep a handle on emergency situations like this. Taking part in this activity were the Woodburn Fire Department and Homeland Security. Evaluating the effectiveness of the exercise were state officials and local emergency officials. One might wonder why this training exercise would happen when the heat was so intense on that Saturday? Wearing heavy gear when the temperature is over 90 degrees can be arduous! The answer is easy: You never know what conditions an accident will take place under. Therefore, training must happen no matter what the weather will be. This is part of the reason this happens with the National Weather Service being a partner. It’s good to know the people work so hard to keep everyone as safe as possible.
