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  1. Training Days: Ice Rescue Drill

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    Mon, 8 Dec 2008

    important it is to train for ice rescues . For this drill, I called ..... Initially, the basics of ice rescue were reviewed. It is estimated that about 60 percent of all ice rescue victims are would-be rescuers ..... order of operations at an ice rescue is reach, throw, row, and

  2. FALL PREPLANNING FOR SAFE ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS, PART 3

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    Mon, 1 Nov 1999

    PREPLANNING FOR SAFE ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS, PART 3 ANDREA ..... HENDRICK Members of an ice rescue team should be trained ..... s specific needs. An ice rescue team should not become ..... available. If you perform ice rescues with less, then your

  1. For swiftwater, surf, and ice rescues the RESCUE ROCKET from Rescue Solutions International

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    Thu, 1 Apr 1999

    For swiftwater, surf, and ice rescues the RESCUE ROCKET from Rescue Solutions International delivers a self-inflating sling with a 2,200-pound line up to 200 feet

  2. FALL PREPLANNING FOR SAFE ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS, PART 1

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    Wed, 1 Sep 1999

    effort. Review past ice rescue incidents to identify ..... mat operation. Ice rescues of snowmobilers ..... minimum to the Ice Rescue Awareness level ..... trained at the Ice Rescue Operational and ..... ice performing ice rescues . Are a sufficient

  3. FALL PREPLANNING FOR SAFE ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS, PART 2

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    Fri, 1 Oct 1999

    FALL PREPLANNING FOR SAFE ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS, PART 2 ANDREA ..... dropping. Suddenly, there is an ice rescue call, and you respond. All ..... incidents. (7-2.2d) Since ice rescues are probably not a regular ..... Awareness level certified ice rescue members keep an incident checklist

  4. WINTER ICE RESCUE EQUIPMENT VIDEO

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    Mon, 1 Nov 1999

    WINTER ICE RESCUE EQUIPMENT VIDEO Marsars Water Rescue Systems: Product line includes basic and advanced ice rescue response kits, 50- to 150-foot hand line throw ropes, ice rescue tether kits, surface and subsurface reach pole

  5. NH Firefighter Dies Following Ice Rescue Training

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    Mon, 17 Jan 2011

    Harold Frey, 46, a firefighter with the Sandown (NH) Fire Department, suffered a heart attack during ice rescue training and died on January 16, 2011. Reports indicate Frey complained of shortness of breath as he emerged from training in

  6. Marsars Ice Rescue Sled and Shuttle Kits

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    Tue, 6 Mar 2012

    fifteen years and has found that the MARSARS Ice Rescue Sled and Shuttle Kits (complete with ..... transport device we have ever used! In ice rescue , time is of the essence, and the MARSARS ice rescue sleds enable rescuers to make a quick

  7. Hovercraft to the Rescue

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    Thu, 1 Jul 2010

    inches above the surface. ICE RESCUES —RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA Skaters ..... colleagues at risk? Current ice rescue techniques take too long ..... standard car and fly over the ice . Rescue boats do not work well on ..... can fly over ice or water. Ice rescue requires a speedy conclusion

  8. The Use of Airboats in Ice and Water Rescue Emergencies

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    Mon, 1 Mar 2004

    primary goal in any ice rescue operation is to ..... efficiently in performing ice rescues . Additionally ..... number of possible ice rescue operations per ..... scene time for ice rescues ." In Smith's ..... cold water and ice rescue operations have