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Inflatable infirmary training with local emergency responders

Ben Matthews
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Emergency responders from Cape Girardeau, Jackson, and Stoddard County trained Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in deploying and deconstructing a new network of mobile medical tents at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. The new emergency apparatus will allow first responders to create a sheltered medical facility in minutes.

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    Cape Girardeau firefighter Bryan Stroer reaches for a light while deconstructing a new portable emergency hospital Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a training exercise at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Local first responders practice deconstructing a new portable emergency hospital structure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Cape Girardeau battalion chief Randy Morris Jr. gives a tour of a new portable emergency hospital structure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Ron Kiplinger of Jackson Fire Rescue bags lighting equipment while deconstructing a new portable emergency hospital Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Jackson Fire Rescue captain Rob Grief steps into a section of a new portable emergency hospital Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Cape Girardeau battalion chief Randy Morris Jr. gives a tour of a new portable emergency hospital structure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Emergency personnel from Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Stoddard County practice deconstructing a new portable emergency hospital Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Local first responders practice deconstructing a new portable emergency hospital structure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)