“This video is a demonstration of the ice and cold water rescue training our Firefighters receive. The situation would have played out the same had the water been frozen. We tether a member, send them out to secure the patient, who will be placed on a stokes basket and removed up the ladder. This can happen any time so we need to be prepared,” says FDNY Captain Arthur Fitzpatrick, Water Rescue Unit, who along with Ladder Company 18 conducted a drill at the South Street Seaport simulating a perso

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