The rescue technician pulls onto the ice rescue sled and paddles toward the shore or toward the victim. The rescuer always should be tethered and supported by shore-based personnel.

Bo Tibbetts tells technical rescue experts within fire departments to be conscious of the difference between static ice and moving ice. A rescuer only should go to a victim when it’s determined ...

Lifesaving Resources conducts a series of Ice Rescue Technician Courses and Ice Rescue Train-the-Trainer programs for public safety and rescue personnel. The technician-level course is a one-day ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Cental Illinois firefighters were doing something a little different for a change at work this week.

Thirty-one firefighters from Vermont and New York attended the Ice Rescue Technician Certification Course, hosted by the Grand Isle Volunteer Fire Department through training group LifeSaving ...

Captain Jason Geiman advises against attempting to rescue an individual or animal that has fallen on the ice. Instead, call 911. “You have about an hour to a little bit over an hour.

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.

11 Montgomery County Sheriff's Office members, with partners from the New York State Police and local fire departments completed the New York State Ice Rescue Technician Course. The training ...

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.

AURORA, Colo. — In an ice-rescue emergency, every second matters. To make sure no second goes to waste, Aurora Fire Rescue crews are starting new training that allows them to respond to ...

Dressed in red bulky waterproof suits, members of the Billings Fire Department were out on Lake Elmo on Wednesday practicing lifesaving ice-rescue techniques.