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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EMTs, firefighters, and cops came together to extricate a 10-year-old with a bolt through his skull, and we all learned the importance of working together
Are you equipped and trained to carry out a life-saving water rescue without compromising your own life?
EMS providers will now be able to use pet oxygen masks and give out “Pets Inside” decals for pet parents
Three people were rescued from the LifeMed plane after it made an emergency water landing on Thursday morning
The organization lost 18 volunteers who either left the squad to pursue jobs, attend college or relocated
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fontaine helped EMS providers free a 91-year-old woman from an ambulance stuck in a slough
The paramedic told reporters they found no survivors on the island; American tourists are among the missing
The process took about an hour and involved two engines, one ladder truck, police units and an ambulance
The potential for a confusing operational picture existed during the opening minutes of the response to the latest school shooting tragedy in Santa Clarita, California
A tractor-trailer and several other vehicles were involved in the crash, which shut down part of Interstate 75 near Tampa
James Boyce feared he would bleed out after the gator attack, but a rescue helicopter and good Samaritans in a buggy managed to transport him to safety
The rescue required the efforts of all 11 on-duty personnel using technical rescue skills and equipment to safely bring the man down
The helicopters enable emergency medical transport, still and swift water rescue, search and rescue, high angle rescue and fire suppression/aerial reconnaissance for Travis County, Texas
Paula Turner was on vacation with her husband in Mexico when she lost consciousness, spurring Oklahoma Paramedic Jeremy Fern to spring into action
James Prudenciano had bought the watch two days earlier and chose to activate the “fall detection” feature
Products displayed at the EMS World Expo will help providers stop the bleed and transport patients to definitive care
The tapes depict stranded riders crying, pleading for help for people with health conditions and in one case a man who had passed out, all when the gondolas broke down Oct. 5
Fire Chief Tim McConnell said work began Thursday in hopes of bringing the multi-ton structures down ahead of approaching tropical weather
Rescue workers and search dogs have been in and out of the structure, hoping to find the lone missing worker alive
A video showed a metal structure tumbling to the ground and people running from the scene as clouds of dust billowed up
Kimberly Stephens, a 20-year paramedic veteran, broke nearly every major bone in her body
First responders worked together to help evacuate 82 residents and five staff members from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility
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
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