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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From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in unexpected circumstances
Motor vehicle collisions might be down nearly 50%, but don’t let down your guard on the roadway or neglect your extrication skills or training
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
Five Task Forces, including search dogs and their handlers, have been activated for Hurricane Ian and deployed in or around Florida
The bystanders pulled the man from his sinking vehicle and started performing CPR, but he later died after being transported to a medical facility
During an evacuation, there was a flashover or collapse and one firefighter fell down a flight of stairs, according to Springfield Assistant Chief Matthew Smith
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
Seven fire trucks, six ambulances and a medical helicopter responded to the incident, and providers transported victims to four area medical centers
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Most of the injured people were senior citizens; EMS providers transported six to hospitals
Rescuers lowered a South Walton Fire District firefighter-paramedic into the hole to treat the man’s injuries before he could be hoisted out
Fish and Game called a National Guard helicopter to evacuate the 39-year-old woman, who had been hiking Mount Cabot at the time of the emergency
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing
Using an app that shares GPS coordinates, Deerfield firefighters were directed to the injured man’s location
When Ryan McConnaughey realized he couldn’t move anything below his neck, he activated his watch using voice control to call for help
After the driver’s own vehicle overturned and ejected him onto an Interstate 75 overpass, he leaped over a concrete barrier and into deep water
The two injured Litchfield firefighter-paramedics extricated themselves and began treating the person in the passenger vehicle
McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
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“We’re really proud how this showed the whole system works, from the dispatcher, the firefighters to the bystanders,” said Decatur Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Tracy Thornton
The hunter fired a gun to summon nearby hunters for help in the Los Padres National Forest
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS
Orange County Battalion Chief Michael Morganstern said crewmembers gave the girl pain medication while disassembling the mechanism
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