Left: Firefighter engineers Tim Bradley and Greg
Deggelman practice river rescues in the Willamette River on Monday. Drills are designed to prepare the firefighters to be ready to rescue a real person within seven minutes of getting a call.
Right: Deggelman leaps into the water to save Bradley as part of their river rescue drill. They are keeping their skills fresh for the dozen water rescues they have to do every year.
Rescue me
Daily Emerald
January 10, 2005
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