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Premium Content Their experience could be the difference between road users dying or surviving in a crash. But it takes practising "over and over again" to confidently approach an emergency situation and have the knowhow to deal with a leaking car on its side or use the 'jaws of life'. That is why about 50 first responders across the Mackay Isaac region were grateful to learn from each at an inter-agency training session in Nebo on Saturday. Queensland Fire and Emergency Service's Peter Carroll said "the golden hour" in an emergency was vital. "When you have your accident, if we can have...

Premium Content Subscriber only Across the 58,708 sq km of the Isaac mining and farming territories there are 83 State Emergency Service volunteers, or an average of one person per 1107sq km. It is a daunting challenge for the orange army to protecting a regional area almost as big as Tasmania Local controller Daniel Deal said while the district was ready for disaster, he was always keen to invite new members to join. “At the moment we’re on good numbers, but we would like more,” he said. “We’re scattered across the whole of Isaac.” Mr Deal said the largest groups were at Mora...