Milton firefighters used inflatable rafts to rescue seven people off a trolley at the Milton Station Tuesday morning. “You’d never thought you’d have to make an ice rescue off of a trolley ...

First responders were called shortly after 1 p.m. and found a man hanging onto the edge of the ice about 1,600 feet from the shore. Officials used an inflatable raft to rescue the man, as well as ...

A 76-year-old man was on the ice nearby. The two men were put into inflatable rafts and brought ... Deputies wore cold-weather floatation suits to rescue the men.

TO BE TREATED FOR POSSIBLE MINOR INJURIES. THE GILFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TESTING A NEW TOOL THAT ALLOWS ONE PERSON TO MAKE AN ICE RESCUE. THE NEW EQUIPMENT IS CALLED THE 3 IN 1 ICE RESCUE TOOL.

Firefighters from the North and South Glengarry Fire Services were out practising water and ice rescues last week, while ...

“Ice rescue is a very dangerous ... and also how to perform a similar rescue from inside an inflatable boat.