Fire Department News

By Joseph Bustos - photo by Alex Paschal, Sauk Valley Newspapers

DIXON - Doug Kitson didn't fall through the ice Saturday, but he was fished out of the water a few times.  The paid-on-call firefighter played the role of accident victim Saturday while wearing a red cold-water suit to keep him warm in the frigid water.

Members of the Dixon City and Rural fire departments rehearsed the drill repeatedly for about an hour at Humphrey's Pond during their annual practice for ice rescue scenarios.

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