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.
As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, there are important lessons for EMS from the protector of America’s crown jewels
Take pride that our work as caregivers is connected to the medics caring for injured children in Syria and other war zones
An honest reflection on the worst suffering I have seen as a paramedic is as I roll up to a bad motor vehicle collision
Boston EMS union President Michael MacNeil said it was fortunate the EMTs were nearby to be flagged down quickly by the bystander
Firefighters and EMS providers from the Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 106 described the extrication process and lessons learned
The new M Health Fairview Chief’s Award was created in response to the exceptional actions of the crew
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby said Woods was trapped in the car, and fire crews got him out of the car using a tool for prying and an axe
Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics across the country brave freezing temperatures, face record call volumes and remind community members to stay safe in the cold
At least 36 people were transported from the pileup on an icy road near downtown Fort Worth
Intermountain Life Flight Chief Paramedic Rick Black helped to rescue three of the four surviving skiers after a group of eight were caught in the avalanche
Newark officials say the woman had called for help earlier but that an error had been made logging the address of her call
Fire/EMS officials called in a team of surgeons to perform the rare field amputation after a tree fell on the victim’s house, trapping his leg
Neither of the victims pulled from the house had a pulse, but medical crews were able to resuscitate both at the scene
Several departments answered the call by responding with rescue teams, equipment and other gear needed to protect both first responders on site and the rescue victim
FDNY Deputy Chief Paul Hopper said patients suffered injuries consistent with the 50-foot fall from the bridge to an access road below
FDNY EMTs Joseph Cuello and Kevin Steinle happened upon the fire and rescued two people who were unaware of the blaze on an upper floor
Chesterfield Fire Company EMS Lt. Mark Battista was driving through inclement weather in Pennsylvania when he came upon the crash scene
Cumberland Goodwill EMS EMT Grace Snyder, who is also a volunteer firefighter, rushed to help the elderly man as he struggled to get away from the burning vehicle
FDNY EMT Dale Bartolomeo, who is also a Huntington Community First Aid Squad captain and Huntington Manor volunteer firefighter, raced into help after seeing the crash
FD: Two workers who were trapped on dangling scaffolding were rescued through a window
The TCAD Paramedic crew that witnessed a motor vehicle crash took immediate action to slow the fire and remove the victim from the vehicle
Daniel O’Beirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames
Officials say the off-duty paramedic and another surfer started CPR and helped bring the injured victim to shore
Starr County Sheriff Rene Fuentes credited more than two-dozen entities with assisting in the harrowing rescue effort
The Slishman Traction Splint changes the way we can do traction, which benefits both patients and providers
Among the 35 first responders honored were police Sgt. Rasheen McCain, who was fatally shot in the line of duty, and fire Sgt. Sivad Johnson, who died off-duty while trying to rescue three girls from a river
One EMS provider was injured and the driver of the car was seriously injured after becoming trapped
Lifeguard Anthony Capuano, who lost one of his legs after being struck by a train in 2009, is being hailed as a hero after leaping into the water and swimming the driver to safety
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
Greenville County Emergency Management first responders finished training for a water rescue only to immediately use those skills in a real-life situation
Rescuers searched through eight collapsed buildings Saturday, pulling survivors from the rubble; 751 emergency vehicles and 20 sniffer dogs have been deployed
Leonard Shoulders, 33, was at a bus stop when he was suddenly swallowed by a sinkhole that opened underneath him, leaving him injured and swarmed by rats
The tropical storm made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, leaving three people dead in three different states