National Guard, Altus emergency personnel join for training exercise
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ALTUS, Okla. (TNN) - The Oklahoma National Guard’s 63rd Civil Support Team joined emergency personnel from the City of Altus for a 72-hour field exercise that spanned from May 4 to May 6.
The 63rd CST is a special purpose unit of the Oklahoma National Guard that provides expert support to civilian first responders during natural and man-made disasters.
The Altus training is part of a series of training exercises that are designed to improve the National Guard unit’s ability to work with local emergency management personnel and first responders.
Altus Police Officer saves family from burning home
Altus Police Officer saves family from burning home By Tiffany Bechtel | March 31, 2021 at 7:35 PM CDT - Updated March 31 at 7:35 PM
ALTUS, Okla. (TNN) - An Altus Police Officer is being called a hero after saving a family from a burning building Monday morning.
Officials say Police Lieutenant Chris Barngrover was on a routine patrol when he noticed a house on fire in the 1400 block of Adams Street around 12:30 a.m. Monday morning.
It’s reported that thick smoke was coming from an attached garage and flames could be seen through a window.