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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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
Officials says 14 people survived after a duck boat packed with tourists capsized and sank in high winds
EMT Devin Newton and lifeguard Myles Wright heard two girls screaming for help and saved them from the rocky waters
The man had been stuck inside of a cement hopper for two and a half hours before a crew could extricate him
The responders helped rescue a woman who called 911 to report that she was trapped in her vehicle and submerged in a canal
Paramedic Nick Runions strapped hiker Mary Anderson to his back and climbed up a crest of a summit to bring her to safety
Johnson County Emergency Management Director Jamie Moore said the new technology has greatly enhanced emergency response efforts
Six people have been taken to a hospital after a roller coaster in Florida derailed, leaving some riders dangling 34 feet above the ground
A response team was on a mission to map the Lower East Rift Zone when scientists spotted a resident as lava from Kilauea Volcano devoured the subdivision
Dorothy Craig, 3, grabbed a cellphone after her mother passed out and fell unconscious on the floor
Juan J. Bucio, 46, became separated from his partner while trying to rescue someone from the Chicago River
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