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what swift water 

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rescue is , the rescue of victims and 

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moving water mary a fire teaches . A 

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swift water rescue classes were last 

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year we taught some Georgia National 

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guardsmen from the two of first and 

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they really enjoyed the program and so 

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they got with major Sekula and 

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Lieutenant curl Thompson and asked if 

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we would do Georgia to Georgia 

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swiftwater class Over here , We're 

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actually looking at trying to continue 

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this training for the next four years . 

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This training will train 30 Emergency 

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management service rescue swimmers As 

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well as purchased . 30 sets of 

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equipment includes wetsuits , gloves , 

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boots , helmets and flotation devices . 

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They need this . They have a lot of 

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rivers in this country and drowning is 

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a huge problem worldwide . Almost 

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400,000 people drowned every year 

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worldwide . And as far as I'm concerned , 

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it's an essential part of emergency 

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services . I honestly see the Georgia 

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defense forces as well as the Georgia 

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National Guard training in the future . 

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Whether it's here in Georgia and 

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bringing trainers from the Georgia 

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National Guard or sending trainers from 

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here back to Georgia to train with our 

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soldiers . Uh Ultimately , we love to 

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expand upon this relationship , 

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continue to build upon it and get our 

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soldiers working closely with the 

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Ministry of Internal Affairs here in 

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Georgia and letting the soldiers here 

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and these e . M . S workers um travel 

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to Georgia and experience our culture 

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and let us be um hospital to them and 

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show them Atlanta , Show them to a 

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braves game , swimming the 

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chattahoochee , uh , you know , 

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experience all the things we do back 

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home .