Coweta's firefighters join elite few in trench rescue

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Justin Hollums, in the red helmet at back, watches a trench rescue drill for Coweta firefighters. At front, from left, Marciano Terrell, Corey Mask and Flo Sheain watch the stokes basket being pulled up a ladder to the top of the trench by other members of the newly formed CCFD Special Operations trench rescue team. 

By JOHN A. WINTERS
john@newnan.com
Nearly 30 Coweta County firefighters have completed specialized training in trench rescue.
The Coweta County Fire Department joins an elite group of a handful of Georgia fire departments trained in rescuing workers from collapsed trenches, according to Captain Adam Westbrook.
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