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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Several people were seen being loaded onto ambulances after at least five vehicles were trapped underneath the newly-installed bridge
Max, Christian and Dylan McCaffrey saved Dan Smoker after he fell while climbing down from the top of Castle Rock
Wear appropriate gear, build in fail safes and backup plans, and be aware of changing water conditions to conduct a successful swift water rescue
Six passengers and a pilot were on board the the Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters choppers when it crashed under unknown circumstances
AMR EMT Courtney Tullos was on her way to work when she noticed the van, with flames shooting out from under the hood
Rescuers worked Wednesday to free people trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan’s east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously
Chief Chad Umbel said that crews worked for 2½ hours to find the man after he called 911 to report his injuries
Bickering between police and firefighters over air rescues has led to transport delays, raising concerns that the feud could impair medical care
Corp. J.J. Barazandeh is being called a hero after jumping into the water to rescue the women who were in trapped in a creek
Public Works director Tim Kaiser used the vehicle to rescue nearly 40 workers from a building that was blocked by nearly five feet of water
Jamie Karnes and Jason Martin helped rescue Murrell Watts after his fishing boat crashed into a pontoon boat he said he didn’t see due to the bright sun
Niall O’Shaughnessy jumped into the Hudson River after realizing the man could not hold the life preserver lowered by police
More than 250 people had gathered on June 17 to pay their last respects to firefighter Bill Nickel when the second-story deck fell 14 feet
LaDrake Roy and Tony Roberts jumped into the freezing cold creek to push the submerged SUV out of the water
With cuts on his forearms, Washington County sheriff’s Sgt. Aaron Thompson said that rescuers believe the child was in the 37-degree water for about 30 minutes
A worker was extricated by responders after falling off the second longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere
Don Lohr and his friend were on a fishing trip when the boat’s engine failed, leaving them stranded for 24 hours
The current was so strong it carried P.J. Doppke along toward the 1,000-foot drainage pipe with an angled grate over the upper portion of its opening
Newton County Rescue and Recovery is using GoFundMe with a $20,000 goal to purchase a 16-foot get boat and equipment
Medical Director Jeremy Cushman encourages BLS providers to develop medical preplans for technical rescue scenarios they may encounter
When paramedics arrived, the officer was holding the man’s head above water after jumping into the canal to save him
The unidentified woman drove over a spillway through high water and was trapped inside
The 3,114-passenger ship will make three humanitarian stops in San Juan, St. Croix and St. Thomas instead of cruising to Aruba
Janis Bishop reported her husband missing late Sunday morning after he ate breakfast with a friend
People aboard the vessel, the Ferrel, sent out a distress signal Wednesday saying they were disabled and adrift in 20-foot waves
“This is going to be a historic event for Puerto Rico,” said Abner Gomez, the island’s emergency management director
Steffan Williams rescued three people while he was kayaking and alerted his lifeguard dad about two stranded teens two days later
There are no plans for production any time soon, but Polish firm 2sympleks collaborated with search and rescue teams for the design
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