Carrying the big rigging bag off of the rescue truck and into the water isn’t practical. Carrying the 4-3-2-1 in a small, ... Throw bag rope typically is 11 mm and smaller.

The Lincoln Police Department introduced water rescue throw bags to every marked police cruiser after experiencing three water rescues in the ... officers hold onto the rope and then throw the bag.

Davis said “throw” means to use a throw bag, complete with a floatation device and rope to guide the victim out of the water. “Row” is when they get the boat involved in the rescue.

The Glencairn Beach pink rescue buoy throw-bag at the National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) Station 10 was stolen on Monday 4 June. The throw-bag that holds the rope was taken, making the buoy not as ...

"We might throw a throw bag around them and have them wrap their arm around it because they can't hold the rope," Ohman said. If those methods do not work, or are not feasible, rescuers can go ...

SMFR noted that firefighters are trained to perform on-ice surface rescues, but are also equipped with ice rescue suits, helmets and rope bags. The throw bags with rope can be tossed to a victim ...

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