NewsCenter 5 met up with 24 firefighters from the Massachusetts Fire Academy in Bedford and took part in an ice rescue training.

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

People are familiar with the notion of “Strike while the iron is hot,” but less familiar is “Act while the water is frozen.” ...

Today, first responders spent time on Muskegon Lake learning to rescue someone who has fallen through the ice.

First responders say that the dramatic rescue of a German Shepherd who fell through the ice at a Montana lake is an important ice safety reminder. It happened last Saturday afternoon at Smith Lake, ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- It's been a busy couple of weeks for first responders handling ice rescues in Wisconsin. Rescues across ...

If those methods do not work ... we've gotten all the men and women we could through the basic fundamentals of ice rescue training." Capt. Keith Mayle is in charge of the Canton Fire ...

Firefighting CTE teacher Christopher Stanley emphasized the importance of proper training and attire in an ice rescue mission. He said the ability to assist a victim is extremely limited without ...