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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“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
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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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Crewmembers have endured nonstop days and received thanks while using “all of your skill set of everything that you’ve learned and prepared for”
It was “sheer luck the car landed where it was,” said Battalion Chief Dave Seneviratne
“They all saved my life,” recounted Derek Oldfather, whose leg became trapped in a conveyor belt on a job site
Ethan Moriniti, 20, immediately began CPR and used an AED before first responders arrived
Two teens were hospitalized after the 16-year-old attempted to rescue her 17-year-old friend who was pulled under by a current near a waterfall
The trench did not have shoring in place to prevent a collapse, Allentown Fire Capt. John Christopher said
Lompoc firefighters rescued all three of them, and EMS transported the mother and child to a hospital
Firefighters rescued L.A. motorists, and the weather service warned that areas scarred by wildfires are at risk of mudslides
In Sonoma County, Occidental Volunteer Fire Chief Ronald Lunardi said a child believed to be under 2 years old died Wednesday night after a tree fell on a home
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