First responders’ efforts in deadly multi-vehicle pileup on Highway 99 in Fresno

As the intense investigation continues into a deadly, multi-car pileup on Highway 99 in Fresno, we’re learning more about the effort extended by first responders.

“The natural disasters we’ve gone to in the past have played a huge part in us getting experience to do that and work on it, to make decisions without enough information, without enough time, that are critical,” says Battalion Chief Lupe Fernandez. “The more and more we flex that muscle and we train and practice, the better we get at it.”

Sunday’s disaster demanded every ounce of experience that the California Highway Patrol, Fresno Fire Department and medical crews had to offer…

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