I remember taking a course in "Rough Terrain Rescue." It was held on a tower of 4 thick "telephone" poles with 3 floors, a fixed ladder up through access holes to each floor and walls on 2 sides only. Bloody cold when I took the class! It was given by some of the local full-time firefighters. We did repelling, belaying, swapping ropes half way up, Stokes basket work, etc. Tough and fun!!
I got there a bit early so I stood with the pro's on top of the tower until the rest of the students show up. As one student pulls in one of the guys teaching the class turns to the next and asks "How can you tell the difference between a pro firefighter and a volunteer??" <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

"When you've got a $1200 light bar on a $300 car!"
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