WASHINGTON – Ten firefighters with the 182nd Illinois Air National Guard helped to search the devastated Washington community for people who might have been trapped in a home or building.Col. William "Robbie" Robertson, the 182nd's commander, said the firefighters deployed initially to help with immediate search and rescue efforts not long after a tornado leveled dozens of homes about 11:05 a.m."Our firefighters are fully trained in search and rescue [...]

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