Firefighter extreme rope training at Giant City State Park

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Bags full of gear and supplies sit on rocks as firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Gear and supplies sit off to the side as firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

A firefighter prepares a "victim" for retrieval as firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

A "victim" is prepared for a rescue as firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

A "victim" is prepared for a rescue as firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jackson fire Capt. Robert Grief practices a drill as firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters prepare for a new drill as firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)

Firefighters from the Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Dexter fire departments run drills as part of their "extreme rope training" at Giant City State Park Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Makanda, Illinois. (Kassi Jackson ~ Southeast Missourian)