4-3-2-1. As a river guide, a “4-3-2-1” is the basic on-the-water rescue kit: four carabiners, three pulleys, two prusiks and one 20-foot roll of webbing.

Equipment such as ice staffs, carabiners, rope, life jackets and dry suits were used to practice the rescue missions. The ...

RENSSALEAR, N.Y. (NEWS10) – As temperatures rise, the threat of thin ice ever increases. Firefighters are the first to respond in case someone falls through the ice. The Clinton Heights ...

If you spud measure, there is no rescue. You don't go out on unsafe ice," said Sean Callanan, inventor of the new tool.The three-in-one tool can be deployed anywhere on the ice, which Gilford fire ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - The Picatinny Arsenal Fire Department (PAFD) routinely plans and practices for water and ice rescue knowing that a call for emergency help could come at any moment.

In a step toward enhancing safety and readiness, 55 firefighters in Clark County have been undergoing intensive ice rescue training. Skip to content. NOWCAST WLKY News at 6:30pm Sunday.

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 ...

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 ...

The South Metro Fire Rescue team responded to an ice rescue at Johnson Reservoir around 10:25 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, crew members spotted an animal around 200 yards from shore.