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Car Floatation in Water Safety Guide

This document provides guidance on surviving water rescues and incidents. It outlines several dangers of moving water, including that doubling the water speed quadruples the force and cars can float in just 1 foot of water. It describes hazards like eddies, strainers, drowning machines, and foot entrapments. It recommends swimming on your back with feet downstream and head in the direction you want to travel when in moving water. Finally, it notes different emergency service approaches and their limitations.

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Car Floatation in Water Safety Guide

This document provides guidance on surviving water rescues and incidents. It outlines several dangers of moving water, including that doubling the water speed quadruples the force and cars can float in just 1 foot of water. It describes hazards like eddies, strainers, drowning machines, and foot entrapments. It recommends swimming on your back with feet downstream and head in the direction you want to travel when in moving water. Finally, it notes different emergency service approaches and their limitations.

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Chiaralyn G. Ondiong
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A Blueprint to

Surviving the Water Response.


 Are A Kayaker

 Are A Floater / River Runner

 Have Water Rescue Training

 Are A Strong Swimmer


 Water and flood related
incidents make up 1-2% of fire
department incidents in the
United States

 Approximately 1% of fire
service fatalities are water
related.
 Moving water is more dangerous
than still water.
 If the water speed doubles the force
increases 4 times
 Water can float cars in as little as
foot of water
 2 feet of water at 6 mph will float a
passenger car
 Even boats, PWC’s and hovercraft
can be affected and flipped by
moving water.
 Eddies are caused by objects in the
river or by the river bank
 Essentially it is a backflow that
travels upstream
 Seek these areas when in trouble as
they are relatively calm and get you
our of the main current.
 Also known as drowning
machines
 Can be both man made and
natural
 Have a current that sinks boats
and holds objects in a
circulating current
 STAY AWAY, DON’T PLAY
 Strainers are caused by river
debris
 They live up to their name, what
do you use a strainer for?
 Once caught the water force holds
a person in place.
 Avoid them if you can. If you
can’t be careful of them and don’t
fall victim.
 Foot entrapments are not a
hydraulic but are
worsened by hydraulic
forces.
 Swimming properly in
swiftwater will help avoid
this.
 There are rescue
techniques for those who
are trapped by this.
 In moving water standing up
can be fatal and swimming
face down can cause injuries
 The answer is to swim on
your back with your feet
downstream
 To traverse the current put
your head in the direction you
want to travel
 Each of the emergency services
has their own mentality and
equipment.
 Each of these has their drawbacks.
 We will go over each so you are
aware of them and can mitigate
your own attitude.

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