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Paramedics Julie Purick and Davin Eshelman were exposed to respiratory injuries that were “secondary to the inhalation of hot smoke and gas,” the union said
Deputy Cory Patterson, who witnessed a man drive into a fence, broke into the man’s locked car and began administering lifesaving care immediately
First responders went beyond the call of duty, pulling animals from sinkholes, frozen ponds and bear dens
Orange County firefighters decided the best way to rescue the man off the steep cliff was a helicopter “pick operation”
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
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Willie Hatchett collasped next to where Atlanta Police Officer Melina Lim was stationed
One person was injured after the helicopter crashed on a remote beach on the island of Kauai
Gila Bend Paramedic Cody Jordan was critically injured when the cab unexpectedly fell on him
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A Newton paramedic and Kingston EMT performed CPR on the firefighter and regained a pulse
After “numerous poor decisions” and a lengthy rescue, Cole Matthes drove himself to the hospital
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
Crews in Tyron faced a person pinned by a large tree that fell onto a house
A rope rescue system was used to raise a Fontana woman from an old septic tank 25 feet below the ground
Storm system soaked the state a led to a state of emergency declaration for the southern coast
A second storm system moved into the state causing flooding, power outages and evacuations
Monica Laso yelled for help but no one heard her
PG&E had to secure power lines before Santa Clara County firefighters could begin extricating the patient
Elk City and Oklahoma City first responders utilized whole blood to save a worker pinned underneath a bulldozer
A 16-year-old driver escaped seriosu injury after his vehicle crashed into a High Point house
A rope rescue system was setup to retrieve a Colorado Springs worker that suffered a medical emergency and fell
People were trapped on a mile-long floe about a half-mile off Catawba Island State Park
First responders in Maury County used log chains, two straps to keep the pickup from falling into the river
Rainfall first hit Los Angeles and then moved south, trapping people in homes and vehicles
Search and rescue team members in Killington hiked five miles to find the lost individuals
Austin -Travis County EMS personnel treated the man, and 17 others for hypothermia
Paramedics faced a complex rescue on a popular trail near Cajon Pass
A search and rescue team hiked in to reach the teen in the Ventana Wilderness