With the cold weather not going away, emergency response teams in Paterson took part of extra drills in case of ice-related emergencies.
Responders on Tuesday practiced rescue operations at Barbour Pond in Garret Mountain Park in case a person takes an unexpected polar plunge into frozen water.
“They (responders) simulate their training by putting somebody in the water,” said Paterson Deputy Fire Chief Michael Hall. “So that person goes in the water, they lay inside the water, somebody goes in there with them. The confidence is directing them. So if it was a live person, what they would do, talked them through it.”…