WATERLOO – Waterloo firefighters took turns dipping in the frigid Cedar River during annual rescue training Wednesday. Crews practiced using the fire department’s rapid deployment craft to pluck would ...

Over three shifts, 84 Lakewood firefighters participated in the rescue exercises. “We usually do ice rescue training annually in February,” Fairbanks said. “That’s when it gets cold enough for us to ...

RENSSALEAR, N.Y. (NEWS10) – As temperatures rise, the threat of thin ice ever increases. Firefighters are the first to respond in case someone falls through the ice. The Clinton Heights Firefighters ...

Training on the surface of frozen lake channels makes for a cold day for 35 men accustomed to working around fire. But members of the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department train for a variety of rescue ...

Picture yourself on a sheet of lake ice, smooth and serene, relaxing and refreshing — until the "floor" cracks and crumbles below you. Warm in your usual winter gear, you quickly feel the chill ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Water rescues can be challenging for firefighters, but when the water is frozen the hazards facing emergency workers call for ...

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Members of the New Philadelphia Fire Department's C-shift conducted ice rescue training for the first time in a few years on Tuesday morning in New Philadelphia. Temperatures were ...

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TOMS RIVER, NJ — The frigid temperatures have caused local bodies of water to ice over, including the Toms River and Barnegat Bay. That ice, as inviting as it may be, is not safe, the Toms River ...