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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.
    Photo by Jake Hoffman
    Water-rescue operations in cold weather require additional steps to keep rescuers warm, such as undergarments and enough personnel to maintain adequate work/rest cycles. Extra EMS units should be requested to conduct rehab operations.
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Cold-Water Rescue—The First 15 Minutes

    Jake Hoffman
    Dec. 13, 2024
    Jake Hoffman explains the details behind the importance of PPE, SOPs, mutual aid and training at incidents that involve rescues from cold water.
    Water & Ice

    Raleigh, NC, Crews Rescue Kids from Raging Creek

    Aug. 9, 2024
    Children held tightly onto tree branches until Raleigh crews plucked them and put into a boat.
    Amanda McCoy/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    Water & Ice

    Fort Worth, TX, Firefighters Recover Body of CrossFit Games Athlete

    Aug. 8, 2024
    CrossFit athlete Lazar Đukić drowned while swimming in Marine Creek Lake during an event Thursday morning.
    Water & Ice

    Watch: Richfield Rural, WI, Firefighters Make Water Rescue

    Peter Matthews
    Aug. 4, 2024
    Swiftwater rescue firefighters from Richfield Rural Fire Department rescued the driver, trapped by raging water from the Yellow River.
    Operations & Training

    Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes into River Near Methuen, MA

    June 18, 2024
    Officials said the plane crashed into the Merrimack River in an area with challenging access.
    CHOPPER 5: Semi crashes into Deer Creek Reservoir, rescue crews search for driver
    Operations & Training

    Wasatach, UT, Divers Recover Body of Driver after Rig Plunges into Reservoir

    Firehouse.com News
    May 22, 2024
    The propane vented after the rig was breached as it crashed through the guardrail, Wasatach Fire Chief Eric Hales said.