South Carolina Army National Guard firefighters, soldiers

South Carolina Army National Guard firefighters, soldiers of the 264th – 268th Engineer Detachments, 751st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, based at McCrady Training Center, Eastover S.C., spent an exhilarating day at Fire Station 29 with Columbia-Richland County Fire Department, Oct. 13, 2012. Their mission: cross training. Soldiers worked with firefighters of Station 29 to complete fire rescue exercises pertinent to their safety while on rescue calls. One of their critical tasks for the day was Rapid Intervention Training. RIT encompasses the procedures, protocols and actions necessary for the safe rescue of a fellow firefighter that has been hurt or trapped in a structure fire.