PHOTOS: Cal Fire Butte County recently conducted its annual swift water rescue training, where firefighters and rescue personnel gathered to practice strategies and tactics that can be used in real-life rescue scenarios.
“We’ve combined it into a 40-hour-training for the week so every day, Monday through Friday, we have a different event going on," explained Cal Fire Butte Battalion Chief Mike Contay.
Thursday's training primarily focused on motorized boats and vehicle rescues from the water.
The Northstate is known to experience flooding during periods of heavy rain, and the main goal of the day was to have crews run through various rescue scenarios when drivers find themselves stuck in road flooding.