Rescue
The rescue topic covers a range of tactical considerations for performing rescues or after natural disasters. Use this page to find tips all types of rescue in fire and EMS.
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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
A man died and a woman was injured when their vehicle went off an 80-foot cliff
LAFD USAR members worked to lift the forklift off the worker
Orange County firefighters decided the best way to rescue the man off the steep cliff was a helicopter “pick operation”
CHS EMS transported 5 patients, including an infant, for non-life threatening injuries
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
Columns in the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people did not meet 1980s standards
First responders in Aurora treated patients ranged in age from 1 month to 31 years old
A shopper described the scene as chaotic when an SUV crashed into the Canton Township store’s main entrance
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
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
Physicians from St. Mary’s Hospital have joined Waterbury SWAT to assist officers, patients in hostile incidents
Gila Bend Paramedic Cody Jordan was critically injured when the cab unexpectedly fell on him
A Newton paramedic and Kingston EMT performed CPR on the firefighter and regained a pulse
A 7-year-old girl died inside a 4-to-5-foot-deep hole she and her brother were digging at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach
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
First responders from several agencies responded to a crash involving two charter speed boats
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
Contractor in Boise hangar collapse that killed three had multiple safety violations in the last 10 years
Elk City and Oklahoma City first responders utilized whole blood to save a worker pinned underneath a bulldozer
Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel described the scale of the scene as a “global collapse”
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
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