Taking the Cold Water Challenge @ Indian River

Indian River firefighter are pursuing apart of the national phenomena which is making its way to through local fire departments nationwide in order to generate funding for charitable organizations and it's all for a good -- or shall we say -- cold cause! The chilling trend, which started at a fire station in Chicago, is circulating around the web on outlets like Facebook and YouTube.

It's called the "Cold Water Challenge."  Firefighters dunk in cold water of their choosing to raise money for their favorable charities.

Many local fire stations are also taking the challenge and pursuing the plunge as well as nominating additional fellow firefighters to follow suit. "With the brotherhood that we have here at the fire service and around the country, the response has been phenomenal," said Sanibel firefighter John Reitenbach.

The rules are simple. If you get called out, you can either jump into cold water of your choice and pay less than $20 or you can opt out and cough up more than $100.   "It's a great way to give back and give money to charities," said firefighter Robert Wilkins.

Indian River firefighters have chosen the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation as their designated charity.

It is estimated that the water and air temperatures are approximately 60 degrees.

Identified herewith are various images of firefighters from Indian River that taken the challenge….

Steven Deery, Jr., Chief

Brian Hubbs, Vice President

Jason Faulkner, Firefighter

Matthew Gau, Firefighter

Luke Iseman, Firefighter

Hayden Klingler, Firefighter

Cody Levis, Firefighter

Jacqueline Marshal, Firefighter

Shane Miller, Firefighter

Jacob Miller, Firefighter

Ryan Mock, First Assistant Chief

David Perrine, Firefighter

Joshua Perrine, Firefighter

Derrick Pry, Firefighter

John Rossiter, Firefighter

Charles Tancini, Firefighter

Tyler Wright, Assistant Secretary

Colin Zweibel, Firefighter

Matt Zweibel, Firefighter

Richard Zweibel, Firefighter