Under a frigid winter sky, members of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS defied bone-chilling arctic conditions as they lay flat on their stomachs, tethered to the shoreline by ropes, and launched a rescue of an individual plunged into the icy depths of Barnegat Bay during the relentless polar vortex that seized the LBI region last week. For three hours Jan. 31, the volunteer first responders practiced responding to the emergency scenario.
A CUT ABOVE: Two members of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS belly crawl to an individual stuck in the icy Barnegat Bay during an emergency drill Jan. 31. (Photos by Ryan Morrill)
“We had 6, 7 inches of ice,” Fire Chief Kyle Costabile said, adding 15 members of the all-volunteer fire service…
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