Ryan Hogston, Captain of Lexington Fire Department: And for us in the Lexington Fire Department what's ¡®go¡¯ mean? It's you guys dressed, trained, dressed, properly 4equipped, going in.
CNN Narrator: 5Huddled around Captain Ryan Hogston, dressed in expensive dry suits, firefighters learned the rules of ice rescue, rules that also apply to the public.
Ryan Hogston: Find somebody that's stuck on the ice, we go by a thing called reach, throw, and go.
CNN Narrator: Once you've called 911, reach out to the 6victim with a stick, a ladder, anything you can find. Throw a rope or something to grab onto and go. That's the firefighter's cue to jump into action. Hogston says ICE emergencies can happen easier than you'd think.
Ryan Hogston: Just last year, we had an animal get out there and a person went out to try to get him and fell through the ice and that was the whole thing.
CNN Narrator: But not every department is equipped to respond. Of the 600 firefighters with the LFD, only about 10 percent are trained for this type of rescue.
Ryan Hogston: These guys are regular firemen also, but also have an extra 400 hours of rescue training to be able to do these types of scenarios.
CNN Narrator: If they can save even one person, the training is 7worth it. And on a day like today, a little break from the pressure of real-life emergencies, well, that's 8priceless.