EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Sunland Park Fire took part in a bi-national training exercise this week, in which they practiced rescuing a person stuck on top of the border fence.
Sunland Park Fire joins with Juarez Fire and Border Patrol to practice rescuing a person from the top of the border fence. This exercise took place at Monument 3. Photo courtesy of Sunland Park Fire.
Sunland Park Fire joined with Border Patrol agents from the El Paso Sector and the Juarez Fire Department. They simulated rescuing a person stuck on top of the 30-foot all. The exercise took place at Monument 3.
Sunland Park Fire says it normally gets one or two of these type of rescues a year. More frequently, they respond to people who have fallen off the wall, they said. Sometimes, on a busy shift, they say they can respond to two to four falls.
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