During the training drills, rescue teams and crews stationed on the shoreline worked with 250-foot rope reels, safety rope ...

Multiple ice rescues of humans and animals over the last few days have prompted warnings ... we start to focus more emphasis on ice rescue and cold water rescue,” Captain AB ... and ice picks.

GLADSTONE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Delta County Search and Rescue honed their skills Saturday morning with some ice rescue training. The Search and Rescue team braved the cold water to work on self ...

Carry essential safety items, including ice picks, rope, and a throwable flotation device, which can be lifesaving in an emergency. Stay informed. Check local weather forecasts and ice conditions ...

The rescue team was outfitted with ice picks, for help pulling themselves out of the water, and throw bags, to be easier to reach or reach someone else.

Canton firefighters train to handle ice rescue situations, see the photos Nancy Molnar and Janson McNair, Canton Repository Thu, January 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM UTC ...

Other tips from the Iowa DNR include bringing hand warmers, ice cleats, ice picks, a life jacket, a floating safety rope, a whistle, a first aid kit, and extra dry clothes. (By Ethan Hewett, KMA ...

Ice awls, Wagner said, are little retractable ice picks in a plastic spring-loaded shell that you can hold in your fist and drive into the ice to help give you the traction needed to pull yourself ...

Multiple people fell through ice in Arlington and Shrewsbury on Monday, prompting responses from local authorities. Just before 7:30 a.m., Shrewsbury police responded to reports that two people ...