This past weekend, 13 members from the 7 House participated in Core Rescue Class instructed by Scott "Pickle" Wilburn. This class is a new requirement for members to ride on Squad 7 and consists of awareness level knowledge for every rescue discipline including extrication, rope rescue, swift water rescue, trench rescue, confined space rescue, and wilderness search and rescue. Members spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the class room and outside practicing rope skills and 6 different scenarios in which teams had to rescue a victim. The class will conclude with a written test and will bring a total of total of 23 members who have this class.