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 ...

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 ...