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    The Firehouse.com Water & Ice product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various water and ice rescue tools and equipment, including boats, inflatable boats, sleds, picks, personal flotation devices, PFDs, bouys, throw ropes, immersion suits and drysuits options.
    D.C. Fire and EMS Diver, Boat Captain Recall Response to Plane, Helicopter Crash
    Water & Ice

    D.C. Fire Boat Captain Calls Response to Plane, Helicopter Crash a 'Nightmare'

    Peter Matthews
    March 3, 2025
    D.C. Fire and EMS marine pilot CJ Isbell recalls the response to the deadly aviation incident "some of the worst things imaginable,”
    WATCH: Crews expected to begin removing wreckage from Potomac River
    Water & Ice

    WATCH: Wreckage of Mid-Air Collision Removed from Potomac River

    Susan Nicol
    Feb. 3, 2025
    Divers have recovered 55 of the 67 victims killed when a Black Hawk helicopter and a regional jet collided at Reagan National Airport.
    NTSB: Divers have searched 'all accessible areas' of the Potomac River
    Water & Ice

    Divers Back in Potomac River Searching for Victims of Mid-Air Collision

    Jan. 31, 2025
    The remains of 41 airline passengers and all soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter have been recovered.
    Firefighters Salute as Flag-draped Casket of Helicopter Crew Member
    Water & Ice

    No Survivors after Mid-Air Collision Between Regional Jet, Black Hawk Helicopter at Reagan National Airport

    Susan Nicol
    Jan. 30, 2025
    The American Eagle jet from Wichita with 64 souls on board was landing when it collided with the Sikorsky H-60.
    Murrysville Medic One Dive Team
    Ice rescue technicians from a number of departments assisted with the recovery of an occupied vehicle from Cheat Lake on Sunday.
    Water & Ice

    Photos: Ice Rescue Crews Recover Occupied SUV from Frozen Lake in Monongalia County, WV

    Jan. 27, 2025
    Ice and dive teams from Pennsylvania and West Virginia cut through an eight-inch layer of ice on Cheat Lake to hook up the SUV.
    Brig USA
    Herndon is an industry veteran with 30 years of experience and is best known for designing and manufacturing semi-custom production boats.
    Boats

    Brig USA and Fluid Marine Name New President

    Jan. 14, 2025
    Carl Herndon joins recreational, patrol, search and rescue boat builder.