Icy education in Westport

Fire fighters perform ice rescue drills Monday

Posted 1/13/25

There was no emergency. But if there had been, fire department members would have been ready to go. Dressed in day-glow exposure suits and carrying ice sleds, a drone and infrared equipment, …

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Icy education in Westport

Fire fighters perform ice rescue drills Monday

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There was no emergency. But if there had been, fire department members would have been ready to go. Dressed in day-glow exposure suits and carrying ice sleds, a drone and infrared equipment, firefighters from Westport's Unit 4 ventured out onto the thin ice off the Robert Street Beach Monday morning for ice rescue training — it was the first session in a series that when complete will see all fire fighters and paramedics participate. The drone was brought by Deputy Westport Police Chief Rob Rebello.

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