Water & Ice

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.

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AL Chief: Multiple Deaths after at Least 35 Boats Catch Fire

The blaze broke out in a riverboat community along the Tennessee River in Jackson County early Monday, and boaters dove into the water to escape the flames.

Northeast Public Safety Divers

Northeast Public Safety Divers is a leading rescue SCUBA diver training company that focuses almost exclusively on advancing the training, certifications (ERDI), and capabilities of fire department and law enforcement dive teams.

Fort Worth Fire Department crews work to remove a pickup truck from the Trinity River after a fatal accident on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020.

Two Dead after Pickup Plunges into TX River

Two people were found dead inside a pickup pulled from the Trinity River early Friday in Fort Worth after firefighters were unable to get to the vehicle.

TX Crews Kept Busy by Heavy Downpours

Rain pummeled the Dallas-Fort Worth region Thursday morning, leading to several crashes, high-water rescues and even the opening of a sinkhole.

Gainesville Fire Rescue (tx)

FFs Pull Six—Including Young Kids—from TX Floodwaters

Heavy rain has kept Gainesville's Swift Water Rescue Team busy as firefighters rescued three adults and three children from two cars that slowly had become submerged.

Nashville Helicopter Water Rescue (tn)

FFs, TN Army National Guard Train for Water Rescues by Air

Video from the Nashville Fire Department shows its Special Ops division teaming up with the Tennessee Army National Guard for helicopter aquatic rescue training over the Stones River.

Woodbridge Submerged Suv Rescue (ca)

CA Firefighters Rescue Driver from Submerged SUV

Woodbridge firefighters borrowed a homeowner's row boat to reach a man whose vehicle was almost completely underwater after crashing into an embankment.

San Diego firefighters helped rescue three men and two women from a flooded drainage pipe near the U.S.-Mexico border Monday.

San Diego Crews Rescue Five from Flooded Drain Pipe

Three men and two women were pulled out of the water and taken to the hospital after they entered the drainage system from a culvert on the Mexican side of the border.

East Wayne, OH, firefighters work to rescue a man and his two grandsons after they fell through ice at a small pond near the village of Dalton on Sunday.

OH Crews Rescue Boys, Granddad who Fell Through Ice

One of the young boys had no pulse when he was pulled from the frigid pond by East Wayne firefighters, and he was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition.

Scranton, PA, firefighters cut through a sewer basin grate to rescue a man who slipped on ice, fell into the freezing Lackawanna River and became lost in the sewers early Thursday.

PA Firefighters Rescue Man Lost in Sewers

Scranton fire crews used a gas-powered rotary saw to cut through a grate to fish out the man, who drifted to a sewer basin after falling into the freezing Lackawanna River.

An inflatable hose device can be used for a water rescue if the victim's situation permits him/her to grasp it. Among problems that can emerge: The hose will try to bend or snake.

Water-Rescue Techniques in the Cold Environment

Ribcraft 11 Meter

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Cal Water Utility Announces $160K in FD Grants

Polusbo, WA, firefighters rescued a couple who were trapped in their vehicle after it crashed into Liberty Bay on Saturday.

WA Firefighters Swim to Rescue Couple in Sinking Vehicle

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Spokane, WA, firefighters rescued a man who was trapped 80 feet below a bridge at the edge of the Spokane River early Thursday.

WA Crews Use Aerial, Ropes to Rescue Man from River

Spokane firefighters pulled up the man to a bridge after he had become trapped 80 feet below at the edge of the Spokane River.

San Diego firefighters and Border Patrol officers responded when they heard a woman screaming for help and they found numerous people in the maze of pipes.

Border Patrol, Firefighters Rescue 20 from Flooded Drainage Pipes

Heavy rain brought flooding to underground storage pipes and San Diego County firefighters and Border Patrol officers performed several rescues.

Central, CA, Fire Protection firefighter Dustin Marty received a letter of commendation for rescuing 10 people stranded in a beach cove at the end of September.

CA Firefighter Honored for Saving 10 Surfers

Central Fire Protection District firefighter Dustin Marty was given a letter of commendation for rescuing 10 people who were stranded in a beach cove.

Chelsea Area Fire Authority (mi)

MI Firefighter Bitten Rescuing Dog Near Icy Lake

The beagle 'nipped' the Chelsea Area Fire Authority firefighter on the neck as the first responder stopped the canine from running across the frozen lake and nearby road.

Niagara Falls, NY, firefighters and police pulled a man from fast-moving rapids before he reached the waterfall Thursday.

NY Police, FFs Save Man in Rapids Just Before Falls

Dramatic video shows Niagara Falls crews and police working to pull a man out of the swift-moving water before he reached the waterfall.

Chesterfield Township, MI, firefighters helped police rescue a suicidal teen who drove into a lake late Sunday.

MI Crews Help Save Suicidal Teen Who Drove into Lake

The 16-year-old boy had stolen his parents' 2018 GMC Terrain while threatening suicide and led Chesterfield Township police on a high-speed chase before driving into a lake.

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Watch Buffalo FFs Rescue Woman in Flood Waters

Four people stranded in high flood waters were pulled to safety by Buffalo firefighters using a boat and a ladder early Friday.

San Antonio firefighters rescued eight passengers from a bus stuck in high water Thursday.

San Antonio FFs Rescue Bus Riders from High Water

The difficult operation was one of 46 water rescues San Antonio crews performed across the city Thursday night as severe weather blanketed the area.

Benton County, WA, Fire District 2 firefighters rescued a driver early Saturday from cold, fast-moving waters after a two-vehicle crash sent his truck into an irrigation canal.

WA Firefighters Rescue Driver after Canal Crash

Benton County Fire District 2 firefighters pulled the man from the cold, fast-moving water after a two-vehicle accident sent his truck tumbling on its side into an irrigation canal.

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Watch IL Firefighters Carry Woman from Flooded Home

The woman was one of two people who Peoria crews rescued after heavy rains caused a large amount of flooding throughout the city.

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Chicago Crews Rescue Man from Lake Michigan in Storm

With severe weather grounding the Chicago Fire Department's helicopter, four firefighters went into the water to rescue the 20-year-old man.

Houston firefighters rolled out their high-water rescue vehicle to deal with the severe weather caused by Imelda on Thursday.

Watch FFs, Others Brave Flooding for TX Rescues

Video and photos captured firefighters and other first responders—including a 5-year-old firefighter in training—around Houston and southeast Texas dealing with Imelda's effects

Severe weather caused by Tropical Storm Imelda has been blamed for the deaths of two people in southeast Texas this week.

Imelda Blamed for At Least Two TX Deaths

Residents were urged to stay off the roads as storm-related flooding led to the rescue of hundreds of people in Houston and throughout southeast Texas on Thursday.