CUT IT UP: Big Rapids firefighter Bryan Marek uses a circular saw on Oct. 6 to remove a portion of the rear end of the Boy Scout Troop 114 bus during a extraction exercise. City and township firefighters practiced extractions on each side of the bus, which was bound for the salvage yard following the donation of a new bus to the troop.

I think the page designer over-toned this, but I’m posting it as-is for now because I think it’s sweet. I left this assignment with metal shards in my hair.