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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.
    Dr. David Griffin
    During Hurricane Debby in August 2024, Dr. David Griffin was given the opportunity to be the incident commander in the Municipal Emergency Operations Center for one of the 12-hour night operational periods.
    Leadership

    Leadership Lessons: Hurricane Debby—A Collective Response

    Dr. David Griffin
    Oct. 30, 2024
    Dr. David Griffin explains how the actions of the city of Charleston, SC, produced one of the best-coordinated, best-planned responses to a hurricane in which he participated....
    Amanda McCoy/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    Water & Ice

    Fort Worth, TX, Firefighters Recover Body of CrossFit Games Athlete

    Aug. 8, 2024
    CrossFit athlete Lazar Đukić drowned while swimming in Marine Creek Lake during an event Thursday morning.
    Water & Ice

    Watch: Richfield Rural, WI, Firefighters Make Water Rescue

    Peter Matthews
    Aug. 4, 2024
    Swiftwater rescue firefighters from Richfield Rural Fire Department rescued the driver, trapped by raging water from the Yellow River.
    Operations & Training

    Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes into River Near Methuen, MA

    June 18, 2024
    Officials said the plane crashed into the Merrimack River in an area with challenging access.
    CHOPPER 5: Semi crashes into Deer Creek Reservoir, rescue crews search for driver
    Operations & Training

    Wasatach, UT, Divers Recover Body of Driver after Rig Plunges into Reservoir

    Firehouse.com News
    May 22, 2024
    The propane vented after the rig was breached as it crashed through the guardrail, Wasatach Fire Chief Eric Hales said.
    Photos by Robert Policht
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Water-Rescue Considerations for Firefighters

    Robert Policht
    May 9, 2024
    Robert Policht provides valuable tips and tricks that firefighters must know in this day and age of flooding that never occurred in the past.