23K views · 348 reactions | UFT President Michael Mulgrew breaks down why the union is fighting so hard to get our paraprofessional members annual $10,000 RESPECT checks. Please join us Wednesday, April 2, for a Day of Action in NYC: https://www.uft.org/get-involved/events/rally-respect | UFT - United Federation of Teachers | Facebook

Being ready means constantly training. Here, members of Colorado Task Force 1 (CO-TF1), practice their burning, breaking and breaching skills with a Petrogen torch. Members of CO-TF1 come from fire agencies all over the Front Range. They deploy to disasters- like earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and building collapses- where they use the skills they've trained on- to locate and rescue survivors. West Metro is the sponsoring agency for CO-TF1. | West Metro Fire Rescue