We had meant to do a December ice safety and rescue training, but with the warm winter we had to wait until January for favorable conditions to develop. KISAR conducted a joint training with Bayside Fire Hall where they focused on the materials and equipment they would use to respond, and KISAR focused on self- and companion-rescue techniques for solo or small groups with minimal gear. Cold water rescue immersion suits, marine ‘survival’ suits, and dry suits were used with PFDs for those going onto the ice. Using the small dock on Lake Gertrude in Ft Abercrombie State Park as a platform, KISAR cut holes in the ice to practice self-extraction with and without ice picks. We also practiced with rescue throw bags including rapid redeployment after a failed throw, using ice screws as a rope-force redirect, and related companion rescue techniques.