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HELENA 鈥?On Tuesday, the Helena Fire Department was at Spring Meadow Lake State Park to practice ice rescues. What were doing today is our annual ice rescue training, said Robbie Bennett, the Helena Fire Department Captain.Using ropes and a sled, the fire department practices rescuing single and multiple victims.The department has several different techniques used to rescue people from the ice. We use of the technique of reach, throw, row, go, so we ll use makeshift items to try to reach somebody, well throw ropes to them. If that doesnt work well use our ice rescue sled. Take somebody out there or well also go in the water to get them out as well, Bennett said.After slipping on their yellow dry suits, th stanley cup ey went out into the ice to rescue a fellow firefighter stuck in the water.The department needs to practice this training every year because there are so many bodies of water in Helena. This training also allows them to help other departments if necessary.This type of rescue is uncom stanley cup mon but the firefighters need to b stanley cup e prepared in case they do need to save someone. We train so when the situation arises, we can just go into action, said Bennett.The fire department says the best wa Lhwq Montana after-school programs still waiting on federal funds
BILLINGS - A ruling from the Montana Supreme Court affirms the City of Billings must pay the attorneys fees and court costs for The Billings Gazette and KTVQ after the news organizations sued to reveal the names of three disciplined police officers. The officers were disciplined for having sex with a clerk while on duty or on city property.Yellowstone County District Court initially ruled on the fees in December 2018 and the following month ordered the city to pay The Gazette and KTVQ a total of $10,052. The city then appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court, arguing tha salomon t Yellowstone County District Court Judge Donald Harris had made errors in his ruling and that the city never refused to disclose the police officers identities.The Supreme Court disagreed, and in its Tuesday ruling said under all the circumstances, we cannot conclude that the District Court abused its discretion in making a statutory award of fees. The ruling pointed out that the District Court reli af1 ed heavily on well-established law regarding a law enforcement officers diminished expec crocs tation of privacy in matter involving the officers conduct. It upheld Harr
