![]() ![]() Water rescue rope bags are a critical ice rescue tool as part of the basic water rescue progression: reach, throw, row and go. ![]() Many suit manufacturers also include pockets on their suits so that other ice rescue equipment such as ice claws are readily available for self-rescue. Exposure suits are designed and constructed to provide protection from the effects of cold water (hypothermia) as well as buoyancy for the rescue. Ice-rescue suits, more commonly known as exposure suits or Gumby suits, are the necessary level of PPE for personnel during ice rescues.
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