Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRUNSWICK, Ohio (WJW) – After nearly three straight weeks of constant below freezing temperatures, firefighters used a chain saw ...

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 ...

Sgt. Kris Fitzgerald, the Underwater Search and Rescue Team Coordinator for the Indiana State Police, told Zee that people often “don’t realize how thick or how thin the ice is,” which can cause them ...

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 ...

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 ...

After a man died falling through the Red River, Valley Water Rescue is reminding the public that ice on rivers is never safe.

Officials have been urging people to stay off of the Potomac River and other bodies of water because of how dangerous it can be. The icy conditions are exactly why D.C. Fire and EMS have been ramping ...

OREGON, Ohio — As winter weather continues across northwest Ohio, first responders gathered Saturday at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon for a large-scale ice rescue training focused on preparation and ...

BRUNSWICK, Ohio (WJW) – After nearly three straight weeks of constant below freezing temperatures, firefighters used a chain saw to cut through about 10 inches of ice on Brunswick Lake, creating a ...