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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Responders were attempting to rescue a victim that fell 100 feet down an oceanside cliff
Leonardo Moreno said he is “set on getting better;" a GoFundMe has been created to help him pay medical bills
“4.1 miles,” an Oscar-nominated documentary short film, shows a single day of rescues of Syrian migrants attempting to cross the sea from Turkey to Greece
The hour-long rescue ended during cloudy conditions with wind gusts topping 15 mph
The rescue team found the helicopter wreckage lying in deep snow and had to carry the victims’ bodies down the mountainside on stretchers
The dispatcher was stumped as to how to advise the firefighting medical team on scene
Leonardo Moreno collapsed while attempting to rescue three utility workers who died from toxic methane gas exposure
Authorities described the building as having a weak structure and it was built more than five decades ago
The fire captain told the woman to “hug me as tight as you can” before they were safely lifted back into the helicopter
Firefighters, soldiers and other emergency responders are digging through the rubble to look for survivors
A GoFundMe page has raised over $7,000 to help pay for Leonardo Moreno’s medical bills
A rescue official said they were shivering when they were found; they were wrapped in blankets as they were escorted to ambulances
Participants rotated between being a rescuer, acting as a rigging guy, working the belay rope and between the haul team
When responders arrived at the scene, they saw the woman leaning halfway out a window yelling for help
Discuss your duty to extricate a patient from a remote location and what equipment is available to you
About 2,000 people in a rural community near Sacramento were asked to leave their homes Tuesday evening as emergency crews worked to try to bolster a levee
Lindell Marbut witnessed the wreck, banged on the windshield with his cane and helped to pull the driver from the car as his caretaker called 911
Here’s a look at what to do when an ice rescue victim cannot be seen from the surface
They were taken to a hospital, but died from their injuries; both had been underwater for at least half an hour
The church had been still under construction and workers had been rushing to finish it in time for a ceremony
Jordan V. Selsor rescued a woman trapped in a vehicle that was quickly filling up with water
The woman, identified as Janis Cathcart, was taken to a hospital in stable condition
The London Ambulance Service described many of those hurt as “walking wounded,” but said others suffered serious injuries
A bystander pulled a motorcyclist away from the burning motorcycle; the paramedics and nurses assisted the victim until responders arrived
Two transportation workers found the 38-year-old man and called 911; the man was airlifted to a hospital and is in stable condition
The 20-year-old woman was hiking with three friends when she became lethargic and couldn’t walk or talk
A firefighter-paramedic recalls the incident that was the start of a now old habit to always look underneath a wrecked vehicle
Authorities have not identified the boy, who was celebrating his birthday when the rescue occurred
Rescue teams were expected to be back at work across eastern North Carolina on Tuesday as the deluge rolled downstream toward the Atlantic Ocean
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