SOP 506 Ice and Surface Water Rescue

Question 1

What steps should the initial IC take at an ice or surface water rescue?

Answer 1

• Report to the last seen point
• Provide a size up
• Establish the incident as a rescue or recovery operation

Question 2

What is a rescue operation?

Answer 2

A chance to save a life, extended up to one hour after the known submersion time

Question 3

What is a recovery operation?

Answer 3

• No reasonable chance to save a life, known submersion time is greater than one hour.
• Property recovery only, no victims

Question 4

All personnel working within how many feet of any ice or water surface shall wear a PFD?

Answer 4

10 feet

Question 5

Structural fire PPE shall not be utilized by personnel within how many feet of any water surface?

Answer 5

10 feet

Question 6

Who is the primary rescuer?

Answer 6

Firefighter on the first in unit, ice rescue suit donned

Question 7

Who is the backup/secondary rescuer?

Answer 7

Firefighter on the second due unit, ice rescue suit donned

Question 8

All personnel engaged directly in ice or surface water rescue shall what?

Answer 8

Be tethered to a life safety rope

Question 9

What are the techniques that may be employed for an ice or surface water rescue?

Answer 9

• Reach- reaching the victim with a pole or ladder
• Throw- throwing a rope or PFD to victim
• Row- Rescue w/ a boat
• Go- Rescuers entering the water or onto the ic