1 00:00:00,980 --> 00:00:02,820 [upbeat Music] 2 00:00:03,460 --> 00:00:05,620 Rescuer: All right, ma'am, I need you to look forward, look at my partner. 3 00:00:05,717 --> 00:00:08,390 He’s going to help you, all right? Keep your hands on the shelf. 4 00:00:08,390 --> 00:00:12,799 Air Force Staff Sgt. Rock Vasquez: Today the Eielson fire department is training with North Star Volunteer Volunteer Fire Department 5 00:00:12,799 --> 00:00:16,888 Department to become ice rescue technicians. From the time of dispatch, we 6 00:00:16,888 --> 00:00:20,955 have to be on scene within three to five minutes. Once they get on scene, we have 7 00:00:20,955 --> 00:00:25,169 another five minutes to set up all our rigging, get the rescuers out on the 8 00:00:25,169 --> 00:00:29,399 water and the patient out to our ambulance that has hot IVs 9 00:00:29,399 --> 00:00:30,783 and warming blankets for them. 10 00:00:30,783 --> 00:00:33,541 Rescuer: Another day in the office. 11 00:00:33,541 --> 00:00:34,658 [laughter] 12 00:00:34,658 --> 00:00:40,859 Air Force Staff Sgt. Christina Parker: I do like adrenaline-kicking things like skydiving, and I had 13 00:00:40,859 --> 00:00:46,714 never fallen into freezing water before. I got dressed up in this ginormous suit 14 00:00:46,714 --> 00:00:56,489 that kept me very warm, I walked out to the hole in the ice, and I dipped myself, 15 00:00:56,489 --> 00:01:00,333 willingly. in this freezing water and got rescued. 16 00:01:00,333 --> 00:01:03,956 [sound of being dragged across ice] 17 00:01:03,956 --> 00:01:10,578 Thank you for saving me! 18 00:01:10,578 --> 00:01:13,836 >>Typically within the 15 minutes in water like this 19 00:01:13,836 --> 00:01:15,984 their body's gonna drop to that 95 degree mark that 20 00:01:15,984 --> 00:01:17,734 we were talking about, and they're gonna become hypothermic. 21 00:01:17,734 --> 00:01:24,195 Yeah, so it's 8 degrees. It's not that windy, but when you get that little bit of wind being in the 22 00:01:24,195 --> 00:01:26,544 water then coming out and that wind hitting you, it's pretty cool. 23 00:01:26,544 --> 00:01:28,382 >>Was I cold? Yes! 24 00:01:28,382 --> 00:01:34,658 My fingers were cold. Nothing else was really cold. The body suit kept me warm. 25 00:01:34,658 --> 00:01:38,070 >>Anyone that goes in the water has gotta have a tag line, so you guys are 26 00:01:38,070 --> 00:01:39,570 gonna have to set up another line all right? 27 00:01:39,570 --> 00:01:42,435 Once arriving on scene your 28 00:01:42,435 --> 00:01:47,187 primary focus is yourself first as a rescuer, secondary is the patient, and yet 29 00:01:47,187 --> 00:01:50,550 you as a rescuer have to consistently assess that patient's condition. 30 00:01:50,550 --> 00:01:56,025 >>When you fall into freezing water, your body goes into shock, and so initially you cannot 31 00:01:56,025 --> 00:02:03,024 do anything. But if you kind of relax and realize that you can actually get 32 00:02:03,024 --> 00:02:08,416 yourself out, your chances are so much better than just freaking out. 33 00:02:08,416 --> 00:02:15,149 I'm a Florida girl, but we're here at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in the cold, but 34 00:02:15,149 --> 00:02:20,640 beautiful, winter wonderland and got to do a great exercise with active duty. 35 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:23,242 It was an awesome experience.