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Ice training in Waltham

By PETER LOBO, Correspondent | February 08, 2021 | MASSACHUSETTS

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Photo by PETER LOBOMike Carroll, Jim MacDonald, Tom Bower and John Ciarmaglia

Photo by PETER LOBOMike Carroll and Jim Macdonald

Photo by PETER LOBOJim MacDonald, Mike Carroll, and John Ciarmaglia

Photo by PETER LOBOJim MacDonald

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

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On February 8, Waltham Fire did their annual ice training on the Charles River. For this exercise, crews from Engine 2, Tower 1 and Rescue 1 participated. Today's exercise utilized a fairly new RDC (Rapid Deployment Craft) which makes rescuing people much easier than similar equipment.

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