Chester Firefighters Train For Swift Water Rescues On Delaware River, One Year After Creek Drowning

CBS Philadelphia

October 23, 2025

Chester firefighters took to the Delaware River on Wednesday, not to fight flames, but to practice life-saving water rescue techniques. It was part of a specialized training exercise with one goal: to save lives in fast-moving water.

And for this team, the training hits close to home.

In a simulated rescue scenario, Chester Bureau of Fire firefighter John Albany played the role of a drowning victim, floating in the river as his fellow team members raced to save him.

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