ICE RESCUE/COLD WATER RESCUE EQUIPMENT. ... The rescuer can slide the RDC across the ice or paddle it using a canoe or kayak paddle in open water.

The firefighters on the surface ice rescue squad also used a sturdy inflatable Rapid Deployment Craft, or RDC, to help get the victim out of the water where they fell through the ice.

Over three shifts, 84 Lakewood firefighters participated in the rescue exercises. “We usually do ice rescue training annually in February,” Fairbanks said. “That’s when it gets cold enough ...

They’re also training with their rapid deployment craft (RDC), ... Johnson says there were more than 100 reported ice rescue calls statewide in 2018, when the last data was available.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A frozen pond located near the racetrack at Hollywood Gaming made the perfect spot for Dayton Fire personnel to practice their ice rescue skills on Tuesday. Firefighters ...

Three men were rescued after their UTV fell through the ice on Wind Lake on Saturday evening, Jan. 25. One of the three men was taken to the hospital, while the other two were picked up by family.

However, while the Lake Rescue Team was on foot toward the ice skater, rescuers broke through the thin ice. But thanks to a rapid deployment craft (RDC), personal flotation devices, and cold ...

The rescue came just four days after another ice fisherman on a snowmobile got stranded on the lake during a snowstorm. Crews responded to the south end of the reservoir just before 9 a.m., ...

The firefighters on the surface ice rescue squad also used a sturdy inflatable Rapid Deployment Craft, or RDC, to help get the victim out of the water where they fell through the ice.

Three men were rescued after their UTV fell through the ice on Wind Lake on Saturday evening, Jan. 25. One of the three men was taken to the hospital, while the other two were picked up by family.