However, if the ice rescue suit is ill-fitting, the fully zipped hood might impede breathing, ... Surface dry suits have wrist seals, neck seals, and latex socks or attached boots.

One by one, firefighters donned their dry suits and diving equipment and slipped below the ice of Big Sandy Lake on Jan. 11 to practice rescuing a victim during ice rescue training for the Fort ...

"We have purchased dry eye suits and equipment specifically for ice rescue. You can use other gear, like dry suits, but really, you need to be in ice suits to perform these rescues," Mousavi said ...

These suits keep them warm and dry as they make their way into the water. One firefighter goes into the water and is tied to a rope. They are held by a team of people as the rescue begins.

An ice rescue suit is a rubber suit with buoyancy built into it. "You can go out into the ice and if you fall through you'll float and stay warm and dry," Partin said. ...