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Widespread flooding brought parts of South Florida to a standstill Wednesday. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in Broward & Miami-Dade Counties through 8 p.m. ET, saying "life-threatening" and "catastrophic" flooding was possible from heavy downpours that began Tuesday.

The best way to survive a vehicle submersion is to escape through the windows before the car is fully submerged, experts agree.

The best way to survive a vehicle submersion is to escape through the windows before the car is fully submerged, experts agree.

The best way to survive a vehicle submersion is to escape through the windows before the car is fully submerged, experts agree.

The best way to survive a vehicle submersion is to escape through the windows before the car is fully submerged, experts agree.

Researchers at the UC Santa Cruz are working toward developing ways to monitor rip currents - one of the ocean's riskiest threats - to keep beachgoers safe.

Lifesaving Resources advocates that NO ICE should ever be considered as SAFE ICE!  With the lakes, rivers and ponds beginning to freeze, Gerry Dworkin, a professional Aquatics Safety & Water Rescue Consultant for Lifesaving Resources, encourages the public to follow these basic safety rules.   You need at least 4" of

Lifesaving Resources will conduct its annual INTERNATIONAL ICE RESCUE INSTRUCTOR ACADEMY, February 15 - 18, in Portland, Maine (USA).  The purpose of this intensive and comprehensive 4-day luxury boot-camp-style training program is to train First Responders from throughout North America as Ice Rescue Instructors who, upon completion of this training,

Firefighters and Police Officers from throughout the U.S. (Maine, New Hampshire, Texas, Minnesota, Vermont, Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin, New York and Rhode Island) in addition to New Brunswick, Canada, will be coming to Maine to participate in an intensive 4-day luxury boot-camp-style training program this week (September 14 -

The children slipped out of the arms of their mother and grandmother after the four were swept away in fast-moving floodwaters.