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Park City firefighters test high mountain rescue skills atop tower crane

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If the view from the ground was any indication, Park City firefighters on Sunday got quite the perspective during a high mountain rescue training exercise using a tower crane from Jacobsen Construction Co. at the One Empire Pass development at Deer Valley.

Starting at 9 a.m., firefighters took turns performing simulated rescues in which crews had to save a crane operator from the top of the high tower machine and lower that person safely to the bottom.

The drills gave firefighters a chance to improve their skills and Jacobsen an opportunity to give back to the community, according to a release from Jacobsen, which sponsored the event.