Minnesota Task Force 2 trains in Virginia

June 7 – Member of Minnesota Task Force 2 trained this afternoon in trench rescue at a demolition site in Virginia. The team consists of 35 members from the Virginia, Duluth, and Minnesota Air National Guard 148th fire departments. Minnesota Task Force 2 personnel are trained in: trench rescue, low/high angle rescue, and structure collapse rescue.

Minnesota Task Force 2 personnel work on “shoring up” the walls in a simulated trench rescue operation. Photo courtesy of the Air Fire 1 drone operated by The Northland Fire Wire.