VIDEO/PHOTOS: On Monday, teams from Central Valley Fire District and Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue had their annual ice rescue training session.
“We as a team, we play victim, and we play rescuer, ” explained Central Valley Fire Captain Dustin Pitman. Captain Pitman said the firefighters practice rescuing single and multiple victims, including what he described as “spontaneous volunteers” — people who jump into the water to help someone in need.
With the recent warm weather, Central Valley Fire and Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue had to relocate to Hyalite Reservoir for their training.
Captain Pitman, who’s been with Central Valley Fire for the past 12 years, said usually at this time of the year there’s six to eight inches of ice, and right now there’s only four.
