The third retrieval – the most complex – involved a rescue in the water itself. One of the firefighters climbed into the lake ...

Firefighters from 13 Massachusetts towns learned to use lifelines, maneuver rescue boats, and pull themselves out of icy ...

A professional had the perfect tool nearby to save a 19-year-old who’d fallen into a body of water and was in danger of ...

The Arvada Fire Protection District conducted training on Monday in case responders needed to rescue people or animals stuck ...

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

The Cambria County Swift Water Rescue Team taught crews about the basics of ice water rescue. The cold temperatures have ...

With the abundance of lakes and ponds here in Michigan, you or someone you know is out on the ice this winter and should know ...

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

On Tuesday night in Franklin County the Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department saved the life of a dog from the waters of the frozen lake.

A 2-year-old pit bull stranded on an ice floe was rescued by New Castle firefighters and returned safely to its owner Monday morning. The scared, shivering dog was discovered by New Castle Public ...

“It doesn’t just have to be used for ice rescue,” Grahn said about the suits. “It can be used for different things other than water rescue, even though they’re considered dry suits ...

With two recent rescues of stranded ice fishermen in Door County and above-freezing high temperatures expected all this week, ...