Appropriate PPE for attempting an ice rescue would be a cold-water rescue suit or a dry suit. Most agencies that respond to ice rescues carry Neoprene cold-water rescue suits, because they provide ...

The responders are cladded with Mustang ice water suits. Paterson Fire Battalion Chief Frank Liscio says the suits have the neoprene sleeves, so that the water doesn't leak in and it stays.

A team of firefighters had to rescued a 155-pound St. Bernard dog named Mumford after it fell through the ice and into freezing waters at the Jim Baker Reservoir in Colorado.

However, if an ice rescue technician is grabbed and climbed on, the ice rescue suit’s buoyancy prevents escape, leaving ice rescue techs no recourse but to make aggressive moves to escape.

They showed the crews how to safely get themselves, and others, out of cold water while wearing ice rescue suits. Each person played the role of victim, and rescuer, so they could understand what ...

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The responders are cladded with Mustang ice water suits. Paterson Fire Battalion Chief Frank Liscio says the suits have the neoprene sleeves, so that the water doesn't leak in and it stays.