WATER RESCUE

Since the early 1980's the Lake City Fire Company has been a water rescue resource for West County Pennsylvania. With the Lake Erie and Elk Creek risks of a water rescue emergency, LCFC began and continues to develop its water rescue program to meet the growing needs. Throughout the last 25+ years LCFC has been utilized for responses from searches and rescues on Lake Erie, Swift water rescues in our own jurisdiction and assisting to others such as Fairview FD, Springfield FD, and Cranesville FD., Flood rescues throughout the county, and many others.

The Lake City Fire Company's water rescue program received it's PA State water rescue certification in 2006, with the dedicated efforts of Jeff Jobczynski and others. The team and program continue to grow, from the addition of new training requirements to the purchase of new equipment. LCFC water rescue team continues the pride of being the most well trained and equipped water rescue resource in the region.

The Lake City Fire Company has about 15 members trained and personally equipped. Each team member has their own:

Dry Suit (Custom Sized)

Swift Water PFD

Water Rescue Work Boots

Water Rescue Gloves

Rescue Helmet w/ Work Light

Water Rescue Response Bag

The members must complete a minimum of the following:

WATER RESCUE I

WATER RESCUE II

WATER RESCUE III

PA SAFE BOATING COURSE

ICE RESCUE AWARENESS

ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS

MINIMUM CPR/AED (More than half of the members are EMT-B)

*All Approved Coxswains and Crew undergo a skills qualification training.

The team has been trained, qualified and has conducted the following types of water rescue emergencies:

Lake Search and Rescue (Open Water)

Swift Water Rescue

Flood Rescue

Ice Rescue

Partially Submerged Vehicle Rescue

L.C.F.C. W A T E R R E S C U E C R A F T S
	WATER RESCUE 579 1985 GMC / E-ONE WALK-IN RESCUE CARRIES ALL WATER RESCUE GEAR EQUIPPED TO HAUL BOAT OR JET SKIS
	WATER RESCUE 578 16' ACHILLES RIGID INFLATABLE WATER RESCUE BOAT 55 H.P YAMAHA JET DRIVE ENGINE ~LAKE RESCUE, CREEK RESCUE AND POND RESCUES
	WATER RESCUE pwc's (2)- KAWASAKI STX-15 JET SKIS 1,498 CC FOUR STROKE ENGINE ~LAKE RESCUE AND CREEK RESCUES LOANED BY CYCLE CITY OF ERIE ,PA
	RAPID DEPLOYMENT CRAFT OCEANID RAPID DEPLOYMENT CRAFT QUICKLY FILLS WITH USE OF AN SCBA CYLINDER ~ICE RESCUE AND SWIFT WATER RESCUE

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE LAKE CITY FIRE COMPANY WATER RESCUE TEAM CAN BE EMAILED TO waterrescue@lakecityfire.org

LCFC MEMBERS ATTEND ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS COURSE

02/15/08 & 02/16/08- LCFC and Edinboro FD hosted an Ice Rescue Operations course on Edinboro Lake today. Members from both departments took part in the course. Instructor Jeff Jobczynski taught rescuers methods of rescuing someone who had fallen through the ice, rescuer to patient communication, and working on safe and unsafe ice. LCFC now has a majority of it's members trained to the ice rescue operations level and it's water rescue team continues it's pride of being the most well trained resource in the region.