One by one, firefighters donned their dry suits and diving equipment and slipped below the ice of Big Sandy Lake on Jan. 11 to practice rescuing a victim during ice rescue training for the Fort McCoy ...

One after another, about a dozen firefighters with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department took their turn Feb. 6 getting in a suit, strapping on an air tank and full-face mask, and ...

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. - Diving is a challenging skill in and of itself, but stakes are even higher when diving in ice water. That’s the training members of the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy are undergoing ...

Dozens of divers from more than 14 states gathered at Square Lake in Stillwater Township to jump in for a good cause. Saturday’s North American Ice Diving Festival was a training opportunity for ...

Thursday's relatively balmy weather belied the extreme conditions one might expect during firefighter ice diving training. Heavy Rescue crews, for example, were able to break through the ice in places ...

GIBSONBURG — Every year, hundreds of SCUBA divers visit White Star Quarry for its pristine water and sunken attractions, but last weekend, they came for a third reason: to dive under the ice. For the ...