With a couple of Backcountry rescues at Macedonia Brook State Park and the Appalachian Trail in recent weeks, Sherman Volunteer Fire Department decided to update their skills with a couple of training drills.  Members participated in phase one of Search and Rescue operations and Wilderness Medicine.  Firefighters trained on team operations, how to build personal gear kits and various carry methods for bringing a casualty to safety.  They also trained with assembly and loading of their new off-road stokes wheel.