[Dewey-Darrow] Fw: Press Release: Resident and Dog rescued from water

[Mary Jo Wisniewski]

--- On Mon, 1/4/10, Janetske, Thomas <TJanetske at cityofevanston.org> wrote:


From: Janetske, Thomas <TJanetske at cityofevanston.org>
Subject: Press Release: Resident and Dog rescued from water
To: "Press Releases" <press-release at mail.cityofevanston.org>
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 3:43 PM








FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 
CONTACT:
Tom Janetske, Division Chief, (847) 866-5918
 
Evanston Resident and Dog Rescued from Northwestern University ’s Retention Pond
Fire Officials remind everyone "Just because a lake, pond or stream is frozen doesn't mean the ice is safe”
Just before 8AM Sunday morning, a report of a woman and a dog in the frigid waters on the campus of Northwestern University resulted in a response by Northwestern Police and Evanston Fire Department personnel. The call came into Northwestern University by a passer-by using one of the blue-light emergency call boxes on campus. Upon arrival of the Fire Department, firefighters found a female and her dog in icy water approximately 40 feet from shore. The female apparently went onto the ice after her golden retriever that had wondered onto the man-made pond had fallen through.  She then fell through the ice as well.  Evanston Firefighter/Paramedic Jennifer Lo Bianco suited up in an ice water rescue suit, upon arrival, immediately crossed the ice into the water to rescue the woman.  Once the woman was brought to safety, fire personnel were able to safely retrieve the dog as well.  The female victim was transported to Evanston Hospital .  Both the owner
 and the dog survived the ordeal.  
According to fire officials, you can't always tell the strength of ice simply by its look, its thickness, the temperature or whether or not it is covered with snow. Ice covered by snow always should be presumed unsafe. Snow acts like an insulating blanket and slows the freezing process. Ice under the snow will be thinner and weaker. A snowfall also can warm up and melt existing ice. If there is slush on the ice, stay off. Slush ice is only about half as strong as clear ice and indicates the ice is no longer freezing from the bottom. The most logical ice safety measure is to “Stay off the Ice” and if you are walking a dog near a frozen body of water always use a leash.
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Division Chief Thomas Janetske
Fire Prevention Emergency Preparedness
City of Evanston 
909 Lake Street
Evanston, IL. 60201
847.866.5935
 
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