Which method is considered non-entry and performed entirely from solid ground?

• A. Reach
• B. Throw
• C. Row
• D. Go

Answer: (A)

In ice rescue, non-entry techniques keep the rescuer on solid ground so you don’t step onto the ice or into the water. Reach is the method that fits this completely, because you extend a long tool, pole, rope, or similar device from shore to contact the victim without entering the water at all. This allows you to make contact, provide assistance, or secure a line while staying safely on solid ground, reducing the risk from ice failures or immersion.

Row and Go involve moving onto or being on the water (a boat or stepping onto ice/into the water), which means they aren’t performed entirely from solid ground. Throw can be done from shore, but reach specifically emphasizes extending reach from land to the victim without ever entering the water, making it the best answer here.