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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Todd Zobrist and Ty Barr, with Highland Fire-EMS, and police officers Sgt. Aric Steinbeck, Shawn Bland, Heather Kunz and Chris Clewis were recognized
Aaron Davis-Quinn took off his belt and used it as a makeshift tourniquet on a man’s arm
The report found that drones rescued at least 59 people from life-threatening danger
Another cat and a turtle were also saved; no one else was injured
The paramedic suffered a back injury and was taken to a hospital
Amber VanHecke, 24, was heading to a hiking trail but was led astray by her maps app
Following the rescue, Todd Zobrist’s wife published a post addressing their young sons and what it means to be a hero
Todd Zobrist swam about 75 feet through the bone-chilling waves to where a sport-utility vehicle was partially submerged
Paramedic Todd Zobrist administered CPR on the hood and swam the child to shore; the baby is expected to make a full recovery
Crews try to land the helicopter during rescues, but when that’s not possible they lower a paramedic to the victim
Stranded victims are at high risk of suspension trauma, which can be fatal in as little as 30 minutes
The state police pilot and co-pilot of the chopper were killed, as were two members of local rescue groups
The driver’s injuries weren’t immediately known; the incident is under investigation
Bethnee Haury was airlifted to a hospital to be treated for dehydration and minor injuries
Officials said the boy knew he was lost, walked until it got dark and then sat down on a property line
Officials said the victims were without any safety equipment, such as life jackets
Brian Schimanski and Christopher Mateja arrived at the scene before firefighters and began to evacuate residents
New York officials have warned that, despite recent snowfalls, many lakes have not had enough cold days to develop ice thick enough for riding
Initial reports sowed confusion that more skiers had been caught in the disaster, but authorities said the victims had been accidently entered into the skiing database twice
EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs
No one else was in the plane; officials are investigating the cause of the crash
One person died at the scene, and one was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition with head and back injuries
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
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