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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MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
A department spokesperson warned the public to be aware “of trees, wires and standing pools of water”
Charleston firefighters dug through rubble for about 10 minutes until they reached Captain John Hastings
A helicopter crew grabbed the man, hoisted him up and transported him to a hospital
Derry, N.H. first responders rescued a girl trapped under a fallen tree and transported her to a hospital
Monterey County Undersheriff Keith Boyd said 20-40 people remained trapped near the Salinas River as roads were impassible
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In the battle to save the historic Victory Baptist Church, 10 firefighters experienced near misses
Responders assessed the teen and packaged him for a short flight while harnessed to a rope attached to a helicopter, which flew him to an ambulance
Osborn and his Uber driver helped pull the man from the vehicle to safety, and waited with him for first responders to arrive
“It’s nice to see how they are doing,” said Norman Regional Emergency EMSSTAT Paramedic Meagan Tompkins, who was one of the first to arrive
When power lines prevented Norman paramedics from reaching victims, a police vehicle was offered as a stand-in
Westmont first responders found Matt Heiden unresponsive; EMS providers performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
The St. Tammany District 7 crewmember sustained multiple fractures, was extricated from the overturned fire truck and airlifted to a medical center
USA-01 and USA-2 members were thanked by the U.S. secretary of state and welcomed home by loved ones
Michigan EMS leaders share the challenges in locating, extricating and transporting victims of snowmobile crashes
John “Branch” Walton was in his last day of advanced training as a rescue swimmer when he made his first rescue
Bystanders called 911, but the child’s family said no one performed CPR, and it took up to 30 minutes for first responders to arrive
Officials said an off-duty firefighter rushed to help but was unable to reach the victim before he disappeared under the water
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
Los Angeles County is sending dozens of search-and-rescue crewmembers, along with six search dogs and three structural engineers
Nearly 100 Los Angeles County firefighters and structural engineers and a half-dozen specially trained dogs were sent to Turkey to help with rescue efforts
Paterson firefighters used a winch to separate the cars and medical tools to retrieve the man’s leg, Chief Brian McDermott said
The patient was alert throughout the rescue
Oceanside firefighters found the man lying on the ground between two homes, and EMS providers transported the patient
“You don’t expect to actually see a giant hole where a bridge used to be — a bridge that I had driven across thousands of times,” said Paramedic Jon Atkinson
“‘He intentionally tried to kill us,’” Neha Patel told paramedics, according to San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe
In San Diego, first responders freed and transported people trapped or injured by fallen trees
Upton police, fire and EMS members and mutual aid partners carried the man out of a wooded area and transported him to a hospital
Agata Sarkis was finishing her shift in Milton when she covered the bird with a blanket and transported it to a fire station
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