Hillcrest Fire Department Completes Water Rescue Training In Willow Tree Park

By Idy Perl

This weekend, ten members of the Hillcrest Fire Department and several members from Spring Valley and Sloatsburg, completed a water rescue training in Willow Tree Park.

The firefighters got into the lake in Willow Tree Park and practiced various techniques to rescue victims from the water. 

This training is part of an ongoing project to creat the Ramapo Swift Water Rescue Team and bring it into service.