Water-related rescue operations are dangerous to begin with. When those rescues occur during the winter, it adds an ...

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

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

The firefighters wore ice and water rescue suits, which they keep on their trucks in case they’re called to this kind of emergency. Seelyville Firefighter and EMT Trevor Carter explained what ...

Then, they extend a 200-foot rope to where the victim is as the rescuer goes on the ice to the cold water. Once the rescuer gets to the victim, they put a sling on them and place them on a rescue ...