Some rigorous training over the weekend at the Slinger Fire Department as volunteer firefighters from 25 area fire departments participated in an intense series of Rapid Intervention Training (RIT). Firefighters from Slinger, Allenton, and Germantown oversaw much of the training as volunteer firefighters, dressed in full turnout gear with oxygen tanks, were put through mock scenarios involving rescue and possibly trouble. “The mission of the training is to save ourselves,” said Allenton firefighter Ron Naab. “When a firefighter gets lost or injured the only way he is saved is by his efforts and those of a highly motivated and well-trained team.” Firefighters, led by instructor John Breuer, were trained on the proper technique of pulling someone out of a hole.