BUFFALO, N.Y. — Firefighters from across Western New York gathered in Getzville for a high-intensity training program focused on one critical mission: rescuing fellow firefighters in life-threatening emergencies.
The Getzville Fire Company hosted its annual Rapid Intervention Training Course, a two-day program designed to prepare both paid and volunteer firefighters to respond when a mayday call is issued on the fire ground.
Organizers said the goal of the annual training is to ensure firefighters can react quickly and effectively when one of their own becomes trapped, pinned, injured or worse during an emergency response…