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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About three hours later, the sheriff’s office determined the rescue was complete
The rescue happened more than seven hours after the man “split from another hunter he had been with” and vanished into the swamp
The single-engine aircraft was ensnared about 100 feet off the ground, and the rescuers used a crane
Sans gear, Nicholas Perri Jr. “gained access to the well-involved vehicle and successfully removed the badly injured female driver,” the Brookfield FD said
Elizabeth Sauls was spending a day off from Kirk’s EMS with her mother and brother when all three jumped into action
Two other firefighters sustained minor injuries in the two-alarm commercial district fire in Queens
Emily Cullen and Angel Navarez helped the cardiac arrest patient regain consciousness before EMS providers arrived
More than 100 firefighters and other rescue personnel responded to the scene of a partial building collapse, heavy fire conditions and multiple injuries
South Montgomery and Spring FD crews rescued a man from the dangling big rig; and EMS providers transported the critically injured box truck operator
Four crewmembers were on the rope during the rarely needed, lifesaving maneuver
Black patients experienced delays in COVID-19 treatment because of the problem, said Kristen Azar with Sutter Health’s Institute for Advancing Health Equity
The hypothermic and dehydrated patient was transported by helicopter to where EMS providers could treat him
Monticello Fire Department crew members extricated a Wayne County EMS provider from the ambulance
Bryan Aparicio and his girlfriend, Sue, were two of five people injured in the fuel tanker blaze
Relieved family members reunited with Uintah and Rick Keever, who Mercy Flights personnel transported to a hospital
Following the dramatic rescue, paramedics treated the two patients for hypothermia
Central Alexander crewmembers freed the driver, then removed the vehicle while maintaining the building’s structural integrity
Naples Fire-Rescue Department crewmembers were forced to dismantle the chair in order to free the patient
Colton firefighters stabilized the car in the water and used a Jaws of Life tool to pull off a door; EMS providers transported both survivors to a trauma center
Monroe firefighters were forced to cut out the windshield and pull the driver onto a boat; EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
Southern Marin Fire District crew members used a rope system, and EMS providers flew the patient by helicopter to a hospital
An USAR team found the missing person’s vehicle by using a satellite radio service to obtain its coordinates
Jackson County Search and Rescue, Ashland Fire & Resue and Brim Aviation worked to get the patient from the ravine to a hospital
Chester Battalion Chief Jon Ley immediately requested a second alarm, calling in off-duty firefighters and for mutual aid
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In Fort Myers Beach, Task Force 2 members search for survivors street by street
Lincoln Fire & Rescue extricated a woman from the crashed vehicle and transported her to a medical facility where she later died
“We ended up transporting approximately 42 individuals and several pets from that area,” said Miami-Dade Lt. Alex Acosta
Urban search and rescue teams, the U.S. Coast Guard and National Guard troops have been responding to an influx of 911 calls
Coast Guard, USAR and firefighting crews have been conducting rescues, and medical facilities have been evacuated
