"Denver drill" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Denver drill [canonical]
Etymology: Named in reference to Mark Langvardt, a Denver Fire Engineer who died in an incident of this kind in 1992. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Denver drill
  1. (firefighting) A training exercise involving the rescue of a person from a confined space through a window. Related terms: Denver prop, Denver tool
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