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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.
    RESCUE: Three people swept down Austin river
    Water & Ice

    Watch: Austin, TX, Firefighters Rescue Three from Flooded River

    Firehouse Staff
    Feb. 12, 2025
    Three people and a dog were rescued after they were reportedly swept downstream in a tent.
    Suamico Fire Department dealing with unusual amount of ice rescues
    Water & Ice

    Suamico, WI, Crews Seeing Uptick in Ice Rescues

    Susan Nicol
    Dec. 27, 2024
    On Christmas morning, a snowmobile crashed through thin ice on the bay, Suamico Fire Chief Joe Bertler said.
    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....
    Colerain Township firefighter finds himself stranded in the heart of Helene
    Operations & Training

    Stranded in NC Mountains, Colerain Township, OH, Firefighter Rescued Residents

    Susan Nicol
    Sept. 30, 2024
    "We were literally in the epicenter of it," Colerain Township Firefighter James Riley said of waking up in flood-ravaged Swannanoa, NC.
    Aerials show damages in Chimney Rock following Helene
    Operations & Training

    Historic Flood in North Carolina Leaves Dozens Dead, Many Missing

    Sept. 30, 2024
    At least 30 people have died in Buncombe County alone as rescue personnel struggle to reach people stranded in remote areas.
    RESCUED: See first responders make rescues after Hurricane Helene, caught on camera
    Rescue

    Water Rescues Conducted Throughout the South as Hurricane Helene Hits

    Sept. 28, 2024
    Residents who refused to heed the warning to evacuate depended on responders to save them after their houses flooded.