Two or more certified life-safety ropes, 200 feet or longer each.The tools necessary to dig a hole big enough to bury the drum to ground level.A clean 55-gallon steel or plastic drum.The basic process can only improve as your department is able to add equipment and PPE specifically designed for ice rescue. And that’s OK, because what’s of the utmost importance is developing and practicing a rescue process. These exercises are designed to take place on dry land with the tools, equipment and PPE that you probably already have on your fire apparatus. Set the stage for firefighter training exercises The right PPE will guard against hypothermia and keep rescuers afloat.
To avoid becoming victims themselves, firefighters need the proper protective equipment when conducting cold-water or ice rescues. A good place to get started is to obtain the basic equipment your department really needs to have.
Ice rescue brings a set of equipment demands that turnout gear (and most of the equipment currently carried aboard your fire apparatus) cannot meet.
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