RCFD to Participate in Ice Rescue Training

Canyon Lake Park Area Will See Increased Emergency Vehicle Traffic

Rapid City, S.D. - Beginning 1-11-2017, the Rapid City Fire Department and the Rapid City/Pennington County Water Rescue Team will conduct ice rescue training at Canyon Lake Park on January 11, 12 and 13. This is an annual refresher for all RCFD personnel. Motorists and visitors to the park and park area will see a number of emergency vehicles and personnel in the park and on the lake. There is no actual emergency and the public should not be alarmed.

The training begins at 8 am at all Rapid City Fire Stations with a classroom presentation by certified Ice Rescue instructors Lt. Brian Povandra and Lt. Hunter Harlan. Once the classroom portion is complete, hands on training will begin in the park. Firefighters and apparatus will start arriving in Canyon Lake Park between 9 and 10 am. Training should be completed each day by 4:30 pm.

Please contact Lt. Jim Bussell, Rapid City Fire Department Public Information Officer, at 605-394-4180 for questions related to this release.

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