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    The Firehouse.com Water & Ice product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various water and ice rescue tools and equipment, including boats, inflatable boats, sleds, picks, personal flotation devices, PFDs, bouys, throw ropes, immersion suits and drysuits options.
    Firefighters help pull dog from icy waters in Utah
    Water & Ice

    UT FF Rescues Dog From Frigid Pond

    Firehouse.com News
    Jan. 16, 2024
    The frightened pup snapped at the North Davis firefighter who completed his mission to save Bob.
    Seminole County Fire Department
    Hazmat/Specialty

    Seminole County, FL, Acquires Two High-Water/Flood Rescue Vehicles

    Ryan Baker
    Jan. 9, 2024
    Seminole County Fire Department used ARPA funding to bolster their hurricane responses by replacing their 55-year-old flood-rescue trucks.
    Photos by Becky Tibbetts
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Ice Rescue Women: Overcoming Disadvantages

    Bo Tibbetts
    Dec. 18, 2023
    Bo Tibbetts explains how ice rescue technicians can counter their physiology to effect rescues while taking advantage of their physiology on scene compared with male counterparts...
    Steven Shaw
    Noah Rauch (r.), senior vice president of Education & Public Programs at the museum moderated a panel discussion with (from l.) former FDNY Chief Marine Engineer Gulmar Parga, U.S. Coast Guard Safety & Security Division Chief John Hillin, NY Waterway Capt. Richard Thornton and Boatlift Director Eddie Rosenstein.
    Historical Incidents

    All Available Boats: The Story of the Greatest Waterborne Evacuation in American History

    Steven Shaw
    Oct. 25, 2023
    The 9/11 Memorial & Museum presents the documentary Boatlift and a roundtable discussion with some of the heroes of the water rescues.
    Peter Matthews
    Operations & Training

    As Firehouse Sees It: Paying Tribute

    Peter Matthews
    Sept. 9, 2023
    Peter Matthews' congratulation of the individuals and the units that exhibited exceptional bravery in 2022 also provides useful reminders for response to future incidents.