SFFR conducting joint search and rescue exercises with area agencies By Todd Epp
May 24, 2021 | 12:29 PM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) Tuesday, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue will be conducting a joint operations search and rescue training in cooperation with the Sioux Falls Police Department, South Dakota Task Force 1, Iowa Task Force 1, members of the City of Sioux Falls Public Works team, and the Rapid City Fire Department.
The search and rescue training will be a two-part exercise; the first exercise consisting of emergency response to a submerged vehicle within the river, and the second exercise consisting of nighttime search and rescue operations on the river with the use of night vision technology to evaluate different night vision options for emergency response.
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With half of adult Iowans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, hospitalizations due to the disease down 90% from their height, and viral activity lower than it has been in nearly a year, it is time to lean further into normal, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday.
Reynolds spoke Wednesday from the Food Bank of Iowa warehouse, where officials announced the scaling back of the Feeding Iowa Task Force. The task force was formed at the start of the pandemic to connect food producers, nonprofits and state agencies to help Iowans facing food insecurity.
The Republican governor also emphasized her decision to end Iowa s participation in the federal government s supplemental unemployment insurance program. The extra $300 in weekly unemployment pay was needed at the beginning of the pandemic, she said, but now Iowa needs workers.
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With half of adult Iowans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, hospitalizations due to the disease down 90% from their height, and viral activity lower than it has been in nearly a year, it is time to lean further into normal, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday.
Reynolds spoke Wednesday from the Food Bank of Iowa warehouse, where officials announced the scaling back of the Feeding Iowa Task Force. The task force was formed at the start of the pandemic to connect food producers, nonprofits and state agencies to help Iowans facing food insecurity.
The Republican governor also emphasized her decision to end Iowa s participation in the federal government s supplemental unemployment insurance program. The extra $300 in weekly unemployment pay was needed at the beginning of the pandemic, she said, but now Iowa needs workers.