ICE RESCUE AWARENESS NFPA COMPLIANT

This presentation describes the basics of Ice Rescue. Covers the responsibilities of the Awareness Level Responder, including basic shore rescues, assisting operations & technician level rescuers. Reviews equipment used. Estimated teaching time 3-4 hours. Presentation is over 60 slides in length. Includes skills sheets for practical session. This presentation is compliant with NFPA training requirements.

1. PREVIEW OF ICE RESCUE AWARENESS BRAVE TRAINING SOLUTIONS www.bravetraining.com R1 V1 Copyright 2014 BRAVE TRAINING SOLUTIONS WWW.BRAVETRAINING.COM Copyright 2019 R9 V1

2. INTRODUCTION A person or a snowmobile through the ice, there is usually a well- defined hole in the ice Upon arrival at the scene, rescuers may find that the victim is now below the surface of the water That hole in the ice provides an excellent last seen point DO NOT DESTROY IT

3. This presentation meets NFPA 1006 Ch 19 & 1670 Ch 19 training requirements where required

4. AWARENESS LEVEL SKILLS Scene assessment Summoning appropriate resources Implementing site control & scene management Identifying hazards Determine rescue vs. recovery Rescue may be done IF it is in static water or can be done from shore

5. FACTORS OF ICE FORMATION Temperature-the colder the atmosphere the thicker the ice Snow-insulates ice & increases weight stress Wind-increased wind speed, decreases rate of ice formation Surface Water-creates/shows weak spots Currents-thins weakened ice Chemicals / Pollution-weakens ice crystals Changing water levels-cracks & weakens ice - creates void spaces

6. RESCUER PPE Shall be worn if personnel are within 10 feet of the waters edge Operational personnel utilize the following: Exposure Protection Drysuit/Wetsuit Survival/Exposure Suit PFD Type III-V Personnel shall wear a rated PFD when within 10’ of the ice or water Photo by lifesaving.com

7. FIRE FIGHTER TURNOUT GEAR Should not be worn within 10’ of water Gear weighs 45-50 plus tools & breathing equipment When it becomes waterlogged it will weight firefighter down to bottom

8. HAND SIGNALS In the Water One hand extended above the head &/or mask positioned on forehead – NEED HELP One arm up with two taps on the head – OK On the Shore One arm up with hand on the head – Are you ok? Two hands extended above the head, then pointing in a direction – move, swim in the direction indicated Photo by Alejandro Pena

9. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF GENERALIZED HYPOTHERMIA Cool/cold skin temperature Place the back of your hand between the clothing & the patient's abdomen to assess the general temperature of the patient The patient experiencing a generalized cold emergency will present with cool or cold abdominal skin temperature iv. shivering

10. Mammalian Diving Reflex A physiological response to immersion Optimizes respiration by potentially distributing oxygen stores to heat & brain enabling prolonged submersion times Causing heart to slow & brains need for oxygen to diminish Triggered by wetting & chilling face & nostrils while breath holding Reflex weakens with age

11. ANIMAL RESCUE Animals are scared & may bite Photo by Snowaddiction.org

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