Underneath all that gear, they'll also wear bright red dry suits. This helps keep them ... think of that gets washed away down during a swiftwater rescue or swiftwater incident is in that water ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The weather is coming, and while rain is needed, rescuers from the San Diego Fire and Lifeguards services are prepping for the inevitable flooding. “We are ...

The five-day course was conducted earlier this month by certified swiftwater rescue instructors ... operates with specialized resources like dry suits, full-face masks, underwater communication ...

A swiftwater rescue team from the Manchester Fire Department ... Manchester Fire Battalion Chief Jonathan Fosher. "Swiftwater suits, and along with that, we have the boots and the helmets and ...

Scott Grahn, a swiftwater rescue instructor with the ... Williamsburg and Geeseytown obtained the ice rescue suits and equipment through the South Central Mountains Regional Task Force, which ...

Kent Fire Department and Portage County Water Rescue Team were called to the scene at 3:23 a.m., and located the woman. A boat staffed with Swiftwater-certified crew made their way up the river by ...

A video shows the CAL FIRE/Butte County Swiftwater Rescue Team saving two stranded dogs from an island of downed trees in the Feather River in Oroville, California during recent storms.

At 3:23 a.m., the Kent Fire Department and PCWRT were dispatched. According to PCWRT, a swiftwater rescue plan was implemented. Authorities noted that at 4:05 a.m., a rescue boat with swiftwater ...

As a captain, Arnold runs a swiftwater rescue team whose work has become key since Helene flooded much of western North Carolina beginning on Friday, Sept. 27, drowning mountainous communities in ...

Connor Robbins with San Diego Lifeguards That means rescuers stay out of the water if possible in a swiftwater rescue ... That’s when the dry suits come into play. “It’s so important ...