ST CLAIR TOWNSHIP – Frigid temperatures hovering the high teens, didn't stop 12 firefighters from seven fire department from taking a plunge into icy water to obtain certification in ice water rescues ...

Capitol City Fire/Rescue responded to its first ice-fall rescue of the season on Tuesday at Mendenhall Lake. Fire Chief Richard Etheridge says CCFR typically receives four or five calls each winter ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa (KTIV) — The recent cold snap has helped ice thicken on area lakes, but the ice may look solid while remaining dangerous. In the freezing darkness, Arnolds Park Okoboji Fire and Rescue ...

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 ...

It doesn't matter how long you've waited or how eager you are to get on the ice, safety always comes first. | ID 236225124 © Dmitry Markov | Dreamstime.com For those ...