Static ice rescue response involves water that’s static. ... NFPA defines swiftwater as water that moves at a rate that’s faster than 1 knot (approximately 100 feet per minute).

The airboat can reach a top speed of 30 knots, or just under 35 miles per hour, and that’s not all. ... Related: Fishermen OK after ice rescue on Saginaw Bay.

Using specialized ice rescue tools, the team reached the woman and her dog and brought them safely to shore. The woman was warmed, evaluated and transported to Mercy Hospital as a precaution.

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PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - The Picatinny Arsenal Fire Department (PAFD) routinely plans and practices for water and ice rescue knowing that a call for emergency help could come at any moment.

An unlikely canine hero assisted in the rescue of her 65-year-old owner, a Traverse City man who fell through the icy waters of Arbutus Lake in East Bay Township on Thursday. Michigan State Police ...

Workers at Greiner Sailmakers came to the rescue after ice separated from the shore, stranding people on Maumee Bay. ODNR emphasizes that no ice is safe ice.

Pet dog Ruby helped officer Kammeron Bennetts rescue her Traverse City owner, who had fallen into a freezing Arbutus Lake in East Bay Township, Michigan police said.