Members of the Jaffray and Baynes Lake Fire Departments will be out on the ice at Tie Lake and Rosen Lake this weekend as they take part in Ice Rescue Training.

Eight firefighters from the Departments will take part in the training, and Chief Dave Boreen says it is an intensive two days of training. “They will learn everything from scene safety and the basics of rescue equipment and boats to self-rescue, rope belaying, using anchors, and organized emergency response methods. It’s going to be a full two days.”

The training will provide participants with certification as Ice Safety Rescue Technicians and is being run by Rescue Canada. The course will involve both classroom and field exercises and the outdoor component of the training will be held at Rosen Lake.

This is the second year of training. Last year, community donations and fundraising helped the department purchase ice rescue equipment.

Above photo of last year’s exercise by Loree Duczek/RDEK

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