Members of the Nitro Fire Department conduct rescue training exercises at Ridenour Lake on January 14th. (Courtesy photo)

The cold weather which settled in during the first week of January has caused Nitro’s Ridenour Lake to freeze over. The ice-covering presented the Nitro Fire Department an opportunity to conduct icy water rescue training at the lake on Tuesday, January 14.

Public Information Officer Joe Stevens reports that icy water rescue is part of the training…