Acton Firefighters conducted live training on Ice House Pond, near the intersection of Concord and Great Roads, on Saturday, Dec. 28. Participants donned a specialized suit and simulated their response to a victim falling through the ice.
The training program will be repeated multiple times in the coming weeks to ensure that all members of the department are equipped with the skills they need to support ice rescue operations.
Firefighters used a chainsaw to cut a hole into the ice, which was approximately four inches thick, to conduct the exercise. Following the conclusion of the day's training, crews left a large branch laid across the hole to alert anyone who may be on the ice to the location of the hole.