Markham firefighters take Canada to the World Rescue Challenge

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EDITOR'S NOTE

"Have you heard about the Markham Extrication Team? They were the only Canadian team at this year's World Rescue Challenge in Croatia. You can read about them below and on our website, and check out some photos from a training session I attended. "

Brittani Schroeder, Editor

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