The Martha s Vineyard Times
Firefighters train for ice rescue
Updated March 10
Aquinnah and West Tisbury firefighters held a training drill for ice rescues on Lagoon Pond Sunday. Survival suits and a pontoon sled were among the types of equipment used to reach West Tisbury Fire Lt. Eric Medeiros, who served as a mock victim. Aquinnah Fire Chief Simon Bollin and West Tisbury Fire Chief Manuel Estrella III both said the drill went well.
“I thank West Tisbury for putting it on,” Chief Bollin said. “They always do a good job.”
Given above-freezing temperatures, Chief Bollin said, he was impressed the West Tisbury Fire Department was able to locate any ice on the Vineyard.