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.
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
The life of a patient injured in a massive vehicle pileup was saved as paramedics transported the crash victim to the hospital
Video shows moment when firefighters handed off a 4-month-old, one of three rescued children, to FTO Anna Reeves
A dog’s speed and ability to detect human scent can mean the difference between life and death for a skier buried in the snow
The rescue ends a 10-hour ordeal that began when their elevator broke down 900 feet underground
6.7 magnitude quake in remote northeast region of India just before dawn
Sheriff says one man was trapped under the ice and the other was partially in the water
On Christmas Day Joshua Burwell, 33, slipped and fell 40 feet from a San Diego beach cliff
Days of tumultuous weather have led to 36 deaths overall — those in Texas and Illinois, one in Missouri and 19 in the Southeast
The Scout leader spent about 80 minutes inside the cave before escaping
Officers recalled how crews successfully removed the injured paramedic from the mountain and transported him to a hospital
The fire chief said it was one of the most difficult technical rescues he’s ever seen and worked on
With two broken femurs, fractured scapula, ribs and ankle, Derek Boehm assisted his partner until he died
Torrential rains caused mudslides and flooded roads, leaving a woman dead and sweeping seven people into a river
Among the possible motives, according to the FBI: workplace violence or terrorism
Deputies found the girl after people on a bike path heard her cries and called authorities
4 patients remain in critical condition after the double-decker bus crashed in San Francisco’s Union Square
A 20 year-old-man lost control of his vehicle and was killed after being thrown out of his car
A flash flood caused the water to rise about 5 feet above a canal; the woman suffered minor cuts and abrasions
Emergency responders cut the man, who failed to stop at a red light, from the car about 30 minutes after the crash
EMS commander Craig Smith was teaching a class when a boy started drowning
Officials are investigating into what caused the crash or what led up to it
More than 100 firefighters responded; six people were pulled from the rubble and transported to the hospital
The firefighters had just carried 2 civilians out on ladders when the Kansas City apartment building wall collapsed
A realistic Halloween decor led neighbors and passersby to call 911 thinking a body was laying in the grass
One of the responding officers knew to uncurl the snake by grabbing its head
The EMT stopped the ambulance en route to the hospital to save a person who seemed determined to jump off a bridge
The 16.6 inches of rain in Columbia on Sunday was one of the rainiest days in the US in the last 15 years