Firefighters from seven departments gathered in St. Clair for an ice water rescue training hosted by Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt) ST CLAIR TOWNSHIP – Frigid ...

Berea firefighter Jim Ryba said there were two phases to the training -- self rescue and victim rescue. In self-rescue, the firefighter kicked and rolled to hoist himself out of the water. Victim ...

A good starting point for fire departments that want to create an ice rescue program or formalize an existing one is NFPA 2500: Standard for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue ...

Scituate firefighters practiced ice rescue operations on Monday, diving into freezing waters to train for seasonal emergencies in the area. “Every year, just about the beginning of winter, we try to ...