Crime & Safety

Fairfax Fire: Dragging a Firefighter to Safety

Footage from this year's Citizens Fire Academy.

City of Fairfax Firefighters Joe Charley and Craig Evans demonstrate how to drag a downed firefighter to safety.

The lesson was part of the first annual Citizens Fire Academy. Read more about it here.

Click the video above to watch. Check out video of firefighters demonstrating how to lift one of their own through a window here. And watch Charley assess Evans here.

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