In this article, I’ll discuss some basic water-rescue techniques, PPE and drills that you can perform at the firehouse to prepare for water-rescue response. Plan for the Worst ...

Appropriate PPE for attempting an ice rescue would be a cold-water rescue suit or a dry suit. Most agencies that respond to ice rescues carry Neoprene cold-water rescue suits, because they provide ...

The Fayetteville Technical Community College’s 30-acre, state-of-the-art Swift Water Rescue Training Facility is an indoor, 40 x 80-foot pool that holds 140,000 gallons of water. The pool has an ...

Water rescuers need different PPE to conduct water rescues depending on the current and forecasted temperatures. In March 2018, Massachusetts regional technical rescue teams were activated by the ...

NEWS AT 11. GOOD EVENING. I’M RICK VAN HOOSE. LAPD PATROL OFFICERS ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH A NEW TOOL TO HELP IN CASE OF WATER RESCUES. THEY’RE CALLED WATER RESCUE, THROW BAGS. AND NOW ALL LAPD ...

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant firefighters Jarred Blansett and Michael Tomlinson provided life-saving assistance in a mutual aid response for a swift water rescue. In the early morning hours on ...