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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Wear appropriate gear, build in fail safes and backup plans, and be aware of changing water conditions to conduct a successful swift water rescue
Approximately 100 members of Boston Fire, plus Boston EMS crews and a surgical team, responded to the collapse and rescued three victims
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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
The Weather Channel released footage of a tornado that appeared to touch down in a New Orleans suburb and would later cross the Mississippi River
The two girls and two boys were reported to be in serious condition
The Amarillo medic and the 16-month-old child were treated for smoke inhalation
A Baton Rouge EMS spokesman said the baby was “tough,” and that the 8-month-old child did not cry during the rescue
The Florida-based rescue nonprofit Project DYNAMO successfully evacuated the twin boys, as well as a British baby girl, to Poland from war-torn Kyiv
Spokane Firefighter Alex Rossi woke up to find his father, a fellow firefighter, in cardiac arrest and immediately began CPR efforts
Tappahannock VFD, Tappahannock Rescue Squad, Hanover Fire-EMS’ Technical Rescue Team, Chesterfield Fire and EMS and Life Evac worked together to rescue the 16-year-old
Medical personnel, an ambulance and a helicopter had been present to render aid at the scene
After three days of digging, crews reached a critical juncture at the site and switched to manually removing the dirt by hand as they work to reach the child
Sandy Springs firefighter crews and AMR paramedics used a rope system to extricate the driver who was trapped in the vehicle
Pittsburgh Paramedic Jon Atkinson praised the EMS providers who responded amidst the challenging conditions
Pat Paisley was driving home in a snowstorm when he saw a car stuck on a double railroad crossing
Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones reported that 10 people were injured, and three were transported to a hospital
Fire Lieutenant Colby Fiske, Deputy Bob O’Connell, Firefighters Bill Nicholson and Eric Larson and West Boylston Police Sgt. Anthony Papandrea were presented with the district attorney’s Team Excellence and Merit
Rescuers have had to crawl over the dead to get to the living, said Jeremy Creason, Mayfield’s fire chief and emergency services director
Dozens of emergency vehicles responded to an MCI at the Amazon center near Edwardsville, Ill., following severe storms
From pulling people out of burning buildings, to rendering aid in a catastrophic traffic pileup while injured, these heroic stories of off-duty responders will stun you
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The team was conducting a drill and filming a volunteer recruitment video when a car drove off the marina parking lot
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