Rockland County's volunteer firefighters have to be prepared for just about every type of emergency conceivable, including icy winter rescues.

With that in mind, members of the Hillcrest Fire Department took to a frozen pond in Pomona to practice their ice rescue skills. The drill helped them be ready in case someone falls through a weak spot on a frozen body of water.

As firefighters are anxious to get to a victim who may only have minutes left to live, they must use extreme caution in making certain that they too do not become victims of the ice.