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.
The police department and rescue squad teamed up for the rare rescues; usually they respond to a cardiac arrest only once a month
The door was bolted, so he wiggled through an eight-inch opening to rescue an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic
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Firefighters used harnesses and ropes to lower the two men six stories to the ground safely
Officials said a firefighter became stuck after diving into freezing water to reach a submerged vehicle that had been the center of a police chase
Four paramedics, two Southwest airline employees and a sick passenger all fell to the ground and were treated for injuries
Police said Jonathon Zicarelli entered the Greenwood Police Department and told authorities that he’d killed his 6-month-old daughter by leaving her in a pond
Houston responders rescued a man who fell into the open manhole as he was walking
A would-be burglar had to be rescued from the grease vent of a vacant Chinese restaurant after being trapped for two days
A Squaw Valley Fire Department paramedic was lowered to the injured skier who fell from Mount Tallac near Lake Tahoe
A woman who apparently jumped from a bridge into the Androscoggin River was rescued by first responders in boats
A dramatic video shows a man who was “mid-stream, clinging to a tree and in need of immediate rescue” being hoisted to safety
A couple was only looking for a fishing spot when they happened upon an injured and missing woman who had driven off a cliff and crashed some 200 feet below
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters were in the right place at the right time and took four children and three adults off a power boat
Los Angeles fire officials paused their work dropping water on the Woolsey Fire to rescue three people and two dogs who were stuck in a remote area
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D.C. firefighter and paramedic Christopher Boyette credits the women’s teamwork for helping the man breathe again and regain consciousness by the time they arrived
Paramedics and firefighters were able to wrestle the man to the ground, and they were forced to administer a sedative to calm him
Firefighters created a makeshift catwalk using ladders to help a man who began sinking into a large mud patch while deer hunting
The New Orleans Fire Department said all 11 workers were hurt, including one who was trapped in debris
A man ran into a subway tunnel and then attempted suicide, prompting a frantic rush by emergency responders
Officials said Joshua Mason and Katie Davis had to be rescued after getting lost on a hike that ended in a marriage proposal
Da’Von McRae pulled Bettye Carter to safety after a senior living building went up in flames
More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm, and many more who defied evacuation orders were hoping to be rescued
Eddie Voelker was hunting in a remote area when he slipped off his tree stand and became entangled
Nineteen people were riding “El Nino” at the Washington State Fair, when it stopped moving
The 11 year old was playing in a flooded drainage ditch and got swept under the water
Shane Sharkey and Ian King jumped into a “fly car” after overhearing that a crash had occurred and found that a man was trapped inside a burning vehicle
A bridge on a highway linking Italy with France collapsed in the city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging
Emergency Managment Coordinator Jared Byrdwas on vacation with his family when he witnessed an elderly man trying to rescue his three grandchildren
Paramedic Chris Turner and Advanced EMT Chelsee Loge were treating a patient inside of a building when they heard the fire alarm go off
Pine Knoll Shores officials reminded the public that the EMT should not have been put in the position in the first place because no swimming was allowed at the time
Polk County paramedics helped a road supervisor save a woman who had been stuck behind a bus stop bench for hours
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