ON MARCH 4 A UNIQUE ICE-WATER RECOVERY DRILL was held on Lake Purr in Italy. Participating in the extensive training exercise were fire/rescue departments from Slovenia and Austria, as well as several Italian FD’s.
The drill included setting up a special inflated building that is used as a treatment area and FF rest and recovery zone. The dive teams then practiced cutting holes in the ice and going below the surface to search for and recover any victims.
Included in the drill was a stringent practice of utilizing the Incident Command System (ICS). (Yes, they are doing that over there now, too.)
Participating were divers from Friuli Venice Giulia (Itay), Carinzia (Austria) and Capodistria (Slovenia). Also surface teams from Trieste Udine Gorizia and Pordenone (Italy).
To view the entire set of photos posted by the Vigili del Fuoco, click HERE, HERE, and HERE.
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