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.
What recent legislative changes mean for equipping, arming and tactically training SWAT and TEMS medics
The potential for a confusing operational picture existed during the opening minutes of the response to the latest school shooting tragedy in Santa Clarita, California
Pelican’s newest lightweight and durable case is built specifically for EMS and fire needs
In this week’s photo, a Mass. firefighter-paramedic trains to keep his skills sharp
Former Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling says he has a new perspective on life after nearly drowning
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
A passenger from the Missouri Amtrak derailment shares details of the response involving nearly 20 local and state agencies
The patients were participating in a reality TV show called “Bad Girls Gone God” when some suffered heat-related illness
Vanessa Armstead was rescued from Irondequoit Bay last year, but the ambulance sank
Four firefighters and an inspector were hurt and transported to a hospital, where two were listed in critical but stable condition
Swimmers brought a 67-year-old woman to shore and off-duty nurses and a doctor started performing CPR before EMS providers arrived
Four members rappelled down to start providing medical care and others built rope systems to lower the patient to the ground
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Brittany Nicotri found a way to increase the Burton Fire District’s capabilities at a low cost
Syracuse members used ladders, ropes and pulleys to complete the rescue in about an hour; AMR transported the men
The teenager was found 100 feet above Raven Cliff Falls, resulting in “dangerous terrain and extreme technicality,” according to White County Fire Services
A department helicopter hoisted victims up to waiting rescue vehicles
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
TikTok sensation Anna Muller shares how paramedics saved her life after she made a difficult 911 call
EMS providers were ready at the shore, but as they transported the patient, she stopped breathing again and they had to stabilize her
Members of the Gaffney City Fire Department performed a technical rescue successfully in about half an hour, and EMS providers transported the injured boy
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
Approximately 100 members of Boston Fire, plus Boston EMS crews and a surgical team, responded to the collapse and rescued three victims
Follow these steps to define roles, identify and mitigate hazards, and work toward the best possible patient outcome
First responders brought both the two to shore in a rescue boat, then an EMS crew transported them to Akron Children’s Hospital
A John Hopkins Medicine team helped with the medical translation
CAL-FIRE, Mercy Ambulance and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office crewmembers rescued the two, pulling them up the embankment
Police continue to investigate and have identified a person of interest
The boy was conscious but in distress in a 20-acre pond south of Boston
Video: Coast Guard, plus 9 fire, EMS agencies respond near the eastern shore boundary of Virginia and Maryland
A man was trapped in an overturned tractor-trailer carrying raw chicken
The person dropped from a fenced area near the Sacramento River, but responders found him in stable condition and transported him to a hospital
The woman fell when the sidewalk grate beneath her collapsed