SURFACE-WATER RESCUE TRAINING EVENT TO BE HELD ON LAKE VIRGINIA IN WINTER PARK

For Immediate Release: July 21, 2006

WINTER PARK - a nationally recognized Crown Community Award and City Spirit Award winner - The Winter Park Fire-Rescue Department, in cooperation with Orange County Fire Rescue, will be hosting a comprehensive surface-water rescue training event on Lake Virginia off Dinky Dock beginning Tuesday, July 25, and running every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning until Thursday, November 2, 2006.

This course was developed by and is being conducted by the Orange County Fire Rescue Department with units from across Orange County, including Winter Park, participating. Training will include rescue-boat operations as well as victim rescue and recovery.

“Winter Park is happy to host this valuable training exercise that helps our first responders from across the county remain at the ready,” said Winter Park Fire Chief Jim White.

Dinky Dock is located off Lake Virginia on Ollie Street in Winter Park. For more information regarding the surface-water rescue training event, call Winter Park Assistant Chief Steve Painter at 407-599-3606.