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
Three women who survived the 1987 crash that killed one of their friends met with two dozen first responders to thank them on Friday
Firefighter Richard Ziegler, 83, rescued 12 people from the wreckage of Mohawk Airlines Flight 121
The plaque commemorating New South Wales Paramedic Michael Wilson, who died while rescuing a man from a canyon in 2011, was previously stolen in 2016
Authorities searched for the man for two days after receiving a “vague” description of the remote area during the initial 911 call
Police said two fishermen who witnessed the crash scene assisted by cutting the driver’s seat belt before officers arrived
Doug Haney read a thank you letter to the fire-rescue and medical flight crews that saved him after the four-vehicle crash
The woman was found hiding in a closet in her home after dozens of rescue personnel searched for her
The South Carolina firefighter-EMT and other good Samaritans helped free one person; a second person was revived after 20 minutes submerged
Floodwaters rose after the breach of a trouble dam on the Tittabawassee River; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called the major flooding “a historic event”
Officials say the man accidentally cut himself in the leg while hiking
Former EMT Kevin O’Donnell pulled the three passengers from the vehicle after the crash, which killed the driver
The first responders were trying to help a resident who was trapped by a fallen tree when another tree or large tree limb fell on them
A Georgia woman who gave birth in the middle of a car crash was unable to find her newborn in the immediate aftermath
Davidson County Rescue Squad Safety Officer Richard Montgomery went into cardiac arrest while assisting two other agencies on a cardiac arrest call
Front-line workers can find information on PPE, priority testing, alternative housing, discounts and donations, self-care and childcare on the website
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
The university, which has been tracking COVID-19 cases worldwide since January, is now publishing data on bed capacity and health insurance for each county
The fire department report said first responders scrambled to find the collapsed runner on a crowded bridge without adequate maps or information
The fire department said they believed an ambulance had already been sent, but it was sent to the wrong location
Firefighter Matthew Bym proposed to Paramedic Makayla Swaim with some help from fellow firefighters
The off-duty first responders spotted the wreck in a ditch while on their way to go hunting
Emergency crews spent hours pulling survivors and bodies from wrecked buildings
Federal officials will review whether the show breaches patient privacy rules
Former Detroit Paramedic Michael Hood used the rescue as an opportunity to remind parents to teach their kids about the dangers of icy water
A comparison in polls shows a dramatic shift in how EMS providers perceive the need to arm paramedics
Firefighters were on the scene within 19 seconds and paramedics were in the car to help injured driver Ryan Newman within 35 seconds
What recent legislative changes mean for equipping, arming and tactically training SWAT and TEMS medics
Officials said the woman sustained severe injuries to both hands and all of her fingers
The St. Louis Fire Department says the partnership with the show has been successful, but some believe it may breach patient privacy
The FDNY nominated the paramedics for the Daily News Hometown Heroes award for saving the unconscious man from lethal CO exposure
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