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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.
    Colerain Township firefighter finds himself stranded in the heart of Helene
    Operations & Training

    Stranded in NC Mountains, Colerain Township, OH, Firefighter Rescued Residents

    Susan Nicol
    Sept. 30, 2024
    "We were literally in the epicenter of it," Colerain Township Firefighter James Riley said of waking up in flood-ravaged Swannanoa, NC.
    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.
    Photos by Robert Policht
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Water-Rescue Considerations for Firefighters

    Robert Policht
    May 9, 2024
    Robert Policht provides valuable tips and tricks that firefighters must know in this day and age of flooding that never occurred in the past.
    Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Drone Unit.
    Operations & Training

    Clackamas, OR, Firefighters Helped Man out of River

    Firehouse.com News
    April 18, 2024
    A throw bag was tossed to the victim and crew during the April 10 incident..