The North Bay Fire Department is their ice-water rescue gear.
The new equipment includes an inflatable boat. Firefighter first class, Mike Bartolucci says it’s been a long time coming.
“It deploys exceptionally quickly, it takes up much less room on the trailers, leaving more room for our safety equipment. It’s a lot easier to use for the operator in our safety suits and safer for the patient.”


He says response times haven’t really improved thanks to the new equipment but once they arrive on the scene – they can get to the patient much quicker.