Training Minutes: The Rescue Task Force Concept

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The next “season” of Training Minutes videos has arrived. This new set of series includes Mark Litwinko and company discussing fire department response to mass shootings. In the first of these videos, Mark Litwinko of AXIS Emergency Readiness Solutions discusses how fire and EMS integrate with law enforcement agencies when it comes to large-scale responses such as active shooter incidents.

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