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Madison Township fire chief urges county study to create water-, technical- and confined-space rescue capabilities
Summary
Chief Ken Justice asked commissioners to fund a consultant study (Kramer & Associates) to design a countywide model for water rescue, technical rescue and confined-space response; commissioners asked staff to follow up and did not approve funding at the meeting.
Ken Justice, fire chief for Madison Township, told the Richland County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 13 that the county currently lacks coordinated water-rescue, technical-rescue and confined-space teams and asked commissioners to consider funding a consultant study by Kramer and Associates.
Justice cited a recent drowning in Shelby that required mutual‑aid…
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