Firefighters Trained for Ice Rescues at UL Property

NORTHBROOK, IL - Firefighters in Northbrook this week received surface and ice rescue training at the Underwriters Laboratories property in order to help them safely conduct a water rescue on unstable ice.

According to a village memo, the hands-on training - provided by Divemaster Bob Gangloff - involved live scenarios in which rescuers needed to “adapt to falling ice surfaces and facilitate proficiency with safety procedures, ice rescue equipment, communication and panic-control techniques.”

Village of Northbrook photo