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.
Amid the grief and devastation of survivors, many are sharing the courageous efforts of first responders, fellow residents, family members and even camp counselors who put their lives on the line to save others
Share these resources with your community members so they are better prepared to prevent and respond to drowning incidents
Steve Whitehead describes when you might encounter this scenario and how you should handle it
Responders performed a rope rescue after a passerby noticed a motorcycle over the embankment of a road
Police tried to use fire extinguishers to get the bees away from the man before firefighters got him into their truck where some of the bees followed
The 58-year-old hiker spent three days with no food or water, and his condition had deteriorated to the point that he was unable to move
Two sisters crashed their car after a concert, and used the LED wristbands from the show to flag down help
UK responders perform a high-angle rope rescue to free the injured from The Smiler amusement ride
Responders began searching for the 7-year-old after a rollover crash where she was ejected from the vehicle into the flood waters
Capt. Jason Farley, a 20-year veteran, drowned when he slipped or fell into a storm drain
Paramedics waded into the pool full of “murky, filthy water with a lot of trash” and groped blindly for the boys
At least 17 people were killed in the Memorial Day weekend storms in Texas and Oklahoma
12 people in Texas are also missing after a vacation home was swept away by rushing floodwaters
At least 2,000 Texans were evacuated as weekend storms brought tornadoes and flooding
The firefighter was killed attempting to rescue another firefighter who had fallen into a flooded storm drain
The 65-year-old sank into the corn up to his neck after the crust-layered corn he was standing on collapsed
While on vacation in Orlando he found a 4-year-old at bottom of the swimming pool and resuscitated her with CPR
He had no idea his son was in danger; the 15-year-old junior firefighter’s heart was donated
The off-duty officer and other witnesses are credited with stopping at the scene and helping to free the victims trapped in their burning vehicles
EMTs, firefighters, and cops came together to extricate a 10-year-old with a bolt through his skull, and we all learned the importance of working together
He rescued a female BASE jumper who was slammed into the steel beams of the bridge, and was dangling at 500 feet above the Snake River
His crew’s successful rescue of three boaters was later overshadowed by news that flight nurse Kristin McLain fell to her death during a hoist rescue
Are you equipped and trained to carry out a life-saving water rescue without compromising your own life?
1,117 people reported injured by the 2nd big quake to strike the country which is still recovering from April 25 earthquake
Tornadoes, flash floods injure at least 12, trap motorists and flip over vehicles on the interstate
For catastrophic disasters in developing countries it’s time to rethink the USAR and aid response from high-income nations
Nepalese rescuers, supported by a U.S. disaster response team, worked for hours to free the dazed and dusty teen
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