Local landing

The Pine Haven first responders, including the volunteer fire department and EMS, attended a Life Flight training exercise last Saturday morning. Fire chief Bob Rudichar explains why this class is important to them.

“This will give our fire department an opportunity to talk directly to the pilot and have them explain to us their operational standards and policies so that we know what he wants us to do when they come in to keep everybody safe,” he says.

Coordinator Don Lancaster adds, “We’ve had numerous incidents out here in Pine Haven where we’ve actually had to use Life Flight and before it...