Water Rescue
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
What to expect as task forces deploy to hurricane ravaged areas
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School officials estimated 60 to 80 people were on the pier when the collapse occurred
Las Vegas and Clark County first responders completed 24 rescues as excessive rainfall flooded streets, interstate
Sonoma County Fire District Capt. Heath Lesik is one of only two trained surf rescue swimmers in the countywide district
The Category 3 storm struck an area still dealing with damage from Hurricane Ian last year
Tropical Storm Hilary deluged several states with rainfall rates above an inch an hour
Crews worked to clear mud, dig roads and deal with flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary
Monroe County’s Trauma Star helicopter transported one patient to a mainland hospital
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
First responders in fire and police boats, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to a crash off Long Island’s south shore
One person is dead after a boat capsized in Lake Michigan
Officials in Upper Makefield say they will change their operations to include an underwater search by the weekend
2 people and a dog were rescued after an explosion sent them into the water at Gloucester Harbor
Stony Point EMTs recall an hours-long rescue effort in a state park during a storm
SAR crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable
Paramedic Mikey Ward was enjoying time at a lake in Fla. when he heard calls for help
Debris found during the search for the vessel “is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger
A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises in the area of the Titanic wreck, which might indicate at least someone is alive on the Titan
Lockport fire officials release new details of the rescue effort following a tour boat’s capsize
Rescue workers breached the wall to the cave with a sledgehammer before shimmying through the hole to help rescue people inside
Bell Ambulance EMT, FTO John Swanson was initially revived after being rescued from Lake Michigan
Two children were treated for hypothermia after the family’s kayaks capsized in choppy water
Wichita FD divers were able to extricate the man, who was submerged for over an hour, but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful
Austin-Travis County EMS started a pilot program on three lakes to decrease response times to boating accidents
Divers performed a grid search to locate the man on the floor of the bay
3 children were among the patients treated and transported by Gaston County EMS
ATCEMS performed multiple water rescues, and a volunteer firefighter in Oklahoma activated tornado warning sirens
A helicopter crew grabbed the man, hoisted him up and transported him to a hospital
Monterey County Undersheriff Keith Boyd said 20-40 people remained trapped near the Salinas River as roads were impassible
Westmont first responders found Matt Heiden unresponsive; EMS providers performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
John “Branch” Walton was in his last day of advanced training as a rescue swimmer when he made his first rescue
