Firefighters from three counties and five different districts came together last Saturday to brave the cold and train — on and in — a frozen lake, with the intention of learning and practicing skills that could possibly save lives.
South Boundary Fire, Hall Mountain Fire, North Bench Fire, all from Boundary County, participated in the training event, along with Northside Fire from Bonner County, and Hauser Lake Fire from Kootenai County.
The instructors were South Boundary Fire Chief Tony Rohrwasser and Hauser Lake Fire Captain Gary Mobbs, who is also a member of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue Team, and has been teaching ice rescue training for 16 years.
“Gary is very well trained and an excellent instructor,” said Rohrwasser.