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A new program in Saskatchewan is offering fire departments training and equipment to help them rescue people who are trapped inside vehicles.
The Transportation Rescue Extraction Program (TREX), administered through the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency and supported by $5.6 million in funding from SGI, is the first of its kind in Canada, the agency said.
The program was developed with help and input from the Saskatchewan Volunteer Fire Fighters Association and the Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs.
Marlo Pritchard, president of the public safety agency, said the goal is to ensure firefighters are ready to respond whenever a person becomes trapped in a car or truck.
“Comprehensive programs like TREX ensure firefighters in Saskatchewan have the skills and tools needed for safer and more efficient responses,” Pritchard said in a statement.
“The training provided will improve the safety of Saskatchewan residents and the firefighters responding to motor vehicle collisions.”
Applications are now open for the program, the agency said, and applications will remain open until the one-time SGI funding is used up. The agency said mass training events will also be held, to ensure smaller fire departments don’t miss out.
Don Morgan, the provincial government minister responsible for SGI, noted the importance of volunteer departments that operate in the more remote areas of the province.
“Volunteer firefighters are often first on the scene of collisions in rural Saskatchewan, so it’s vital they have the training and equipment they need,” Morgan said in a statement.