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.
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
Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics across the country brave freezing temperatures, face record call volumes and remind community members to stay safe in the cold
Daniel O’Beirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames
CAL FIRE crews responded after a Mini Cooper went through the window and injured a customer inside the Placer County store
Witnesses say a van appeared to have been crushed between two tractor-trailers in a crash that left several people injured
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
Crash detection technology automatically alerts 911 when a severe car crash is detected, but it’s frequently leading to false reports
Glendale firefighters heard a loud noise; over 100 crewmembers with five departments worked on the rescue and patient transport
Crews from several agencies responded to Guadalupe Mountains National Park
The woman was transported from Buckeye Valley to a hospital for treatment
A Marin County FD captain rappelled to the car that was wedged between a broken tree and the hillside, and a paramedic got there on a 200-foot line
Aiden Carter called 911 and stayed with the injured driver until first responders arrived
The hole was very unstable, said Greene County Ambulance Service, which worked with crews from the Eutaw and Tuscaloosa fire departments
ATCEMS performed multiple water rescues, and a volunteer firefighter in Oklahoma activated tornado warning sirens
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EMS providers transported several victims; FDNY firefighters searched the site with a robot dog and drones and used a tower ladder to remove a man from the roof
The NFL player has been recovering since collapsing during a game, going into cardiac arrest, and being treated
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The patient was hoisted to a helicopter despite high winds
Syracuse crewmembers used a pulley system, and EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
Rescuers from multiple agencies responded; EMS providers transported a survivor by helicopter
In Belvidere, Ill., Fire Chief Shawn Schadle witnessed “absolute chaos” at a theater with a collapsed roof and 260 people at the venue
One patient had to be extricated from beneath a vehicle; both were transported to a medical center
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
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