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Coeur d'Alene firefighter Chad Matchell, left, helps Coeur d'Alene Press reporter Brian Walker learn how to use a hose before entering a controlled live fire building last Thursday at the Ramsey and Kathleen fire station. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
October 29, 2018
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Hot and Heavy – Day in firefighter boots is well worth the sweat
After feeling my way around through darkness and smoke with about 70 pounds of firefighting gear on and an ax in hand, I "rescued" a child from the second floor of a structure.