SOG RESCUE 001 COLD WATER and ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS

Question 1

What is the first priority during ice or cold water rescues

Answer 1

Safety for emergency responders

Question 2

Personnel operating at waterline or on ice must wear what?

Answer 2

PFD

Question 3

Rescue personnel in water or on ice performing victim rescue shall be equipped with what?

Answer 3

Complete cold-water rescue suit with tether line

Question 4

What additional resources may be needed during cold water/ice rescue?

Answer 4

New Haven Fire Boat, US Coast Guard

Question 5

What is the order of rescue that should be followed when a faced with a victim in the water?

Answer 5

Coach the victim in

Throw a rescue line or throw rope bag

Go-place a rescuer in the water to get the victim

Question 6

How should rescue efforts be coordinated by the OIC?

Answer 6

Make verbal contact with victims from shore

Determine number of victims

Coordinate with USCG ASAP

Members shall don cold water suits early on

Deploy rope throw bags

Question 7

Coordination with USCG vessels should begin immediately via NHFD communications. What marine radio frequency is to be used?

Answer 7

Marine radio frequency channel 16

Question 8

If victims are through the ice, what are the methods available to reach them?

Answer 8

Deploy a straight ladder to disperse weight over ice

Deploy a rescue sled

Question 9

What does a simple assist rescue consist of?

Answer 9

Rescues which do not require swimming to the victim

Question 10

Simple assists should be the first form of rescue and include what?

Answer 10

Reaching

Extending

Wading

Throwing

Attach a polypropylene rope to the rescue buoy and throw it to the victim

Question 11

How must all rescue attempts first be made?

Answer 11

Without entering the water

Question 12

During in water rescue, a rope must be attach to the rescue buoy and where?

Answer 12

The shore

Question 13

How do you use the rescue buoy when entering the water?

Answer 13

Put the strap over your shoulder and hold it while entering the water

Once in the water, release it and let it float behind you while being pulled back into shore

Question 14

When approaching a distressed swimmer, where do you position the buoy and why?

Answer 14

Between the rescuer and the victim, so if they reach out and grab, they will grab the buoy and not the rescuer

Question 15

When towing a victim back to shore, what does the rescuer tell the victim to do?

Answer 15

Instruct the victim to grab the rescue buoy and put their chest ½ way towards the buoy

The rescuer then goes to the rear of the victim and straddles them under the arms and holds the buoy

The rescuer then signals the line tender and both rescuer and victim are pulled to safety