Article updated: 5/4/2013 10:00 AM
Chicago Fire Dept. Academy receives 3-car donation
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By Associated Press
CHICAGO — The Chicago Fire Department Academy has received a three-car donation from Volkswagen to practice rescue drills.
The company on Friday gave the academy three late-model Passats.
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Tom Keefe is a spokesman for the automotive company. He says Volkswagen started making the donations because emergency-response teams around the country typically practice drills on vehicles that are at least a decade old.
He says modern cars like the Passats are built with stronger safety features that force rescuers to take a different approach when making an extraction during an emergency.
Keefe says these donations provide invaluable learning experiences for people who teach or serve on rescue teams.
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