061721 Alg LITH FD training (MA)

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The wording on the side of a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 is painted over to help convey the bus' inactivity during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Battalion Chief of Training Matt Berg talks with firefighter-paramedics prior to training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Battalion Chief of Training Matt Berg talks with firefighter-paramedics prior to training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics work to remove seating from a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics use their weight to bend the side of a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 to remove some of the seating inside of it at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics remove a dummy from the decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during a training exercise at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Matt Brannstrom removes the back door on a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics remove a dummy from the decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during a training exercise at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics remove a dummy from the decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during a training exercise at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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The side of a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 is bent open at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Battalion Chief of Training Matt Berg talks with firefighter-paramedics prior to training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Battalion Chief of Training Matt Berg talks with firefighter-paramedics prior to training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Battalion Chief of Training Matt Berg talks with firefighter-paramedics prior to training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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The wording on the side of a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 is painted over to help convey the bus' inactivity during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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A firefighter-paramedic attempts to remove the window on an emergency exit on a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Captain Bill Pelinski uses a pry bar to create an opening on a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Captain Bill Pelinski, front, and Anthony Bellafiore use a pry bar to create an opening on a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Captain Bill Pelinski, front, and Anthony Bellafiore use a pry bar to create an opening on a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Gerry Bertog uses a cutting tool on the side of a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Cody Wennestrom peels back the side of a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Matt Brannstrom removes the back door on a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Matt Brannstrom removes the back door on a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Matt Brannstrom looks through a back window as a fellow firefighter-paramedic attempts to use a tool to pry open the window of a decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during training exercises at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Cody Wennestrom, front, works on removing a back window as fellow firefighter-paramedic Matt Brannstrom watches from inside the decommissioned school bus donated by District 300 during a training exercise at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Captain Bill Pelinski watches as firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Brandon Runkel pours water over his head to combat the heat during training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Firefighter-paramedic Brandon Runkel rehydrates to combat the heat during training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Captain Bill Pelinski smiles as firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.

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Captain Bill Pelinski watches as firefighter-paramedics work on training exercises using decommissioned school buses donated by District 300 at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire department on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Lake in the Hills. Three school buses were donated from D-300 to the fire department for training exercises.