Reed said they need to be operation ready to do ice rescue, and “it increases our success by training and decreases the department’s liability.” Command is responsible for setting up the ...

Depending on the rescue situation and suit type that’s selected, other cold-water rescue PPE might include helmet, gloves, boots, neoprene hood, ice awls and/or tether. An essential but often ...

A child was rescued from an icy pond near Sunbury, Ohio, on Sunday. The child, aged 10-12, is expected to recover.

If you spud measure, there is no rescue. You don't go out on unsafe ice," said Sean Callanan, inventor of the new tool.The three-in-one tool can be deployed anywhere on the ice, which Gilford fire ...

NEW PALESTINE — It takes just a few seconds of being submerged in ice-cold water for a person’s muscle movement to become adversely affected, Jeff Keithley said.

"No ice rescue is the same, and no ice rescue comes without complications, just because you're dealing with a structure that ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A bull moose that fell through lake ice in the Adirondack Mountains was saved by New York conservation officials in a laborious cold-water rescue.

"No ice rescue is the same, and no ice rescue comes without complications, just because you're dealing with a structure that has already been compromised," Haerter said. "That comes with its own ...

The ice split from 10 feet to about 30 feet wide for an hour due to shifting winds and open leads. Nasewaupee Fire Rescue says that this is the 2nd week in a row that they’ve had to make an ice ...

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — Every year those on the ice of the ponds and lakes are at risk of falling through. The Rapid City Fire Department and the Water Rescue Team prepare each year for ...

Police in south Iceland said on Facebook that the rescue operation is complete because there are no tourists trapped under the ice, according to RUV, the English news outlet of the Icelandic ...

Nasewaupee Fire Rescue says that this is the 2nd week in a row that they’ve had to make an ice rescue because of a crack in the ice. Last Friday they had to save two anglers just miles from ...