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.
What to expect as task forces deploy to hurricane ravaged areas
A passenger from the Missouri Amtrak derailment shares details of the response involving nearly 20 local and state agencies
TikTok sensation Anna Muller shares how paramedics saved her life after she made a difficult 911 call
Police had ended their pursuit of an aggressive, reckless driver minutes before the crash
A tanker crewmember from the MTM Dublin was swept overboard into rough seas near Boston Harbor
Travis Muller was cleaning out the bin when he became caught in the power sweep auger
“Management of crush syndrome has to start in the rubble, in the hole, under the car, in the subway; treatment starts there.”
Portland firefighters faced a car pinned partially underneath a semi in a jack-knife collision
Two patients were flown to hospitals after being removed from the rubble of the West Milford house
ALS care and a rope-rescue system helped save a cyclist having a severe allergic reaction in Manchester-by-the-Sea
R.I. Firefighter Anthony Colella and Mass. Firefighter Mark McCullough administered CPR for 10 minutes until the man regained consciousness
Palm Beach County Captain Eric Price and FF-Medic Sam Adler rendered aid until the flight made an emergency landing
The firefighter-medic and a nurse both separately stopped to assist the crash victims, all of whom had to be extricated from the vehicles
National Park Service officials said a climber fell from the Great White Wall and suffered traumatic injuries
A worker was repairing the Waterford system when he was swept several hundred feet down stream
A worker in South Holland suffered multiple crush injuries when the stone he was helping to unload fell
At least 300 people in Leominster were evacuated as officials faced flooding, building collapses
Officials in Leominster said residents near a dam should “immediately evacuate” as a precaution
Four people, including two paramedics, were injured when a pickup truck collided with an ambulance
Two patients were extricated from the crash in Amador County
Investigators say the report on the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people in 2021 might be completed next year
When New Ellenton firefighters found Maria Duthie, she had a faint pulse, was barely breathing and was blue
A construction worker was trapped in his excavator and suffered trauma to his head, chest and arms
First responders worked several rescue and recovery missions over a 24-hour period
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
The children in the Penn Township crash were transported to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh
Firefighters used a rope rescue evolution to reach a driver trapped for days in a ravine
Sonoma County Fire District Capt. Heath Lesik is one of only two trained surf rescue swimmers in the countywide district
A box truck ran a red light and struck several vehicles before bursting into flames
Aviators worked with local first responders in two daring rescues inside Box Elder Canyon
The Category 3 storm struck an area still dealing with damage from Hurricane Ian last year
Medics and a technical rescue team faced a worker who had fallen, and rebar had penetrated his torso
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