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.
EMS leaders and providers need to study successes and failures as an opportunity to reduce death and disability from the next mass shooting
You are staged at a house fire when you are advised that a victim has been located
A smartphone video captures a 71-year-old man enter a river to assist a man collapsed on a rock and partially submerged
Emergency crews evacuated 87 residents from a nursing home in Porter as floodwaters began to seep into the home
A video posted on social media depicts the Huntsville and New Waverly fire departments performing water rescues
The Harris County Sheriff office shared images and a video of first responders rescuing people stranded in their cars
Officials in Harris County said there had been a combination of at least 1,700 high-water rescues and evacuations
The Beaumont Police Department said that the 911 dispatch center has received requests for more than 250 high-water rescues and 270 evacuations
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During the New Jersey Firemen’s Convention, multiple levels of decking attached to a building collapsed, trapping people and injuring several others
Authorities believe the bus driver suffered a medical emergency before the bus crashed and ended up on its side in a ditch
The team delivered relief supplies and evacuation options to residents on the outskirts of a ravaged Grand Bahama
A swift water rescue team made up of Burke County EMS and Oak Hill Fire & Rescue returned home after being deployed to help with Hurricane Dorian relief efforts
The Search & Rescue Data Collector Tool allows first responders to capture real-time information, enabling command leadership to see where resources are needed
Volunteers including numerous JFRD and Fairfax County first responders will continue looking for the men
Officials said they have reached a point they no longer can search with any degree of success now
The tool will be able to give first responders real-time text and visuals from social media, as well as from surveillance cameras and sensors
Nine people, including children, were transported to the hospital with back and head injuries, as well as cuts and bruises
First responders have cleared the scene where 17 people were injured in a two-vehicle collision between a commercial truck and a Greyhound bus
Officials say one victim was found trapped inside the van and responders used hydraulic rescue cutters and saws to remove them
Officials credited the quick response by area EMS and firefighters for helping the passengers and mitigating any potential environmental problems with fuel runoff
One of the vehicles received damage on both sides and fire crews had to pry open the driver and passenger side doors to free the three occupants
Several victims had to be dug out of a 30-foot-by-25-foot section of the bluff that gave way and dumped rock and sand onto the people below
County officials hope to have 12 additional tactical paramedics by the end of September
The driver of the ambulance was pinned in the vehicle as a result of the crash and extricated by first responders
The instrument allows medics to insert a tube into a patient’s lungs using a special blade with a camera attached to it.
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During the Flight for Life transport, with one helicopter on the ground and another approaching, first responders noticed a drone flying above them
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
Jenson Goldsmith guided emergency crews to his house, unlocked the door and kept his 18-month-old sister calm as the crew helped his mom
A retired FDNY rescue paramedic clutched onto the agitated man and stayed with him until Port Authority police arrived
LAPD officials said the ambulance was traveling at normal speed without emergency lights
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The new protective gear, funded by a $34,000 state EMS grant, is specifically designed for members to respond to an active attacker situation
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After an ambulance and a medical helicopter were unable to reach the man, deputies were called in to get the man to safety
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