Many people venture onto the ice covering area lakes in the winter. Too many are unprepared for the worst, rescue officials ...

Cental Illinois firefighters were doing something a little different for a change at work this week. They took advantage of the cold weather to do ice rescue technician training. Several fire ...

It then quickly became an all-hands-on-deck rescue effort for the boaters ... doing recreational activities on the ice. "Having the proper safety equipment, planning ahead, never going alone ...

Landis said the public will see as part of the training exercise, an increased presence of emergency vehicles in that area of Lake Somerset.

WE HAVE PURCHASED DRY ICE SUITS AND EQUIPMENT FOR ICE, SPECIFICALLY FOR ICE RESCUE. YOU CAN USE OTHER GEAR LIKE DRY SUITS, BUT REALLY YOU NEED TO BE IN ICE SUITS TO PERFORM THESE RESCUES WITH THE ...

A Sugar Creek Township Fire Department ice pond rescue trainer shows how to use safety equipment. “You don’t want to break the ice and make a bigger hole,” Keithley said. “The biggest ...

Whether it's an ice fisherman, a snowmobiler, or kids playing, Mainers fall through ice each year. When that happens, ...