Dedicated swiftwater training facilities enable firefighters and other responders to practice in controlled, realistic environments regardless of natural water conditions. Swiftwater facilities ...

A good starting point for fire departments that want to create an ice rescue program or formalize an existing one is NFPA 2500: Standard for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue ...

With brutally cold conditions and low temperatures, there are increased risks to health and safety, something the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department knows well. From ice safety to the protection of ...

BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) - The Boone County Water Rescue Team conducted ice rescue training Saturday on Ernst Lake, practicing techniques that could save lives in frigid water emergencies. Seven team ...

VALLEY CITY, Ohio (WOIO) - One person is dead after a water emergency at a pond in Valley City on Friday afternoon. According to a release from the Valley City Fire Department, firefighters responded ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. -- Spokane County's swiftwater rescue team has been deployed to King County to help with ongoing flood rescue efforts. The swiftwater strike team is composed of firefighters from ...

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