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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
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Steve Whitehead describes when you might encounter this scenario and how you should handle it
The NTSB grounded the helicopter involved, and the county agency voluntarily suspended operations for it’s three other helicopters
The FAA and NTSB are looking at factors like weather and crew performance after STAR Flight rescuer fell when helping hoist an injured woman
The village was being used as a staging post for rescuers to get supplies to remote communities after Saturday’s earthquake
Vicky Ryan, 46, died after the rescue boat she was in capsized
He stepped over a guardrail to avoid an oncoming car at the scene, plummeting to the water below
Public safety agencies across the country are using mobile apps to try to improve responses to medical emergencies and save lives
The violent earthquake collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas
The cover over the orchestra pit gave way during a performance of ‘American Pie;' Authorities describe the students’ injuries as ‘minor’
The fire chief gave the girl an award for bravery and the boy and dispatcher were given a meritorious service award for their actions during the fire
They got them into an inflatable boat minutes before the car was submerged; torrential rain has caused flooding across the Sydney region
85-year-old may have experienced a medical emergency before crashing his SUV
While other onlookers ran to get phone coverage to call for the help, the off-duty paramedic tied a canvas jacket to a backpack to form a makeshift winch, and dragged the woman up the side of the cliff
A doctor specializing in internal medicine performed chest compressions on a man who was carried down the mountain in a toboggan after suffering a severe heart attack at the top of the slope
The boys’ mother and father swam to the surface, but their two children weren’t breathing when they were rescued from the underwater car
On his way to work at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base he saw a flipped Jeep that had caught fire; he got the victims out, had one dial 911 and flagged down other drivers for help
The police department and rescue squad teamed up for the rare rescues; usually they respond to a cardiac arrest only once a month
Out of control SUV slammed into the front of a stopped school bus; driver may have had a medical emergency
The driver was ejected and the SUV landed on top of her leading to a 5 hour extrication
After his sailboat capsized in the Atlantic he subsisted on rain water and raw fish
Capt. Pete Dern remains in serious condition and faces skin grafts and weeks of other intensive treatment for burns that cover 65 percent of his body
One person in the car was critically injured and had to be cut out of the vehicle by firefighters
She was able to revive an unresponsive 10-month-old boy with CPR before an ambulance arrived
Responders were seen taking the injured away on stretchers.; at least 200 firefighters are on the scene
The man, who was high on drugs, was cut free; the fence was still piercing his midsection when he was rushed to a hospital
The incident happened at a high-rise construction project; 1 worker seriously injured when scaffolding peeled away from the building
The medical helicopter was unable to reach him, so the medic hiked to the man and reached him just as he went into cardiac arrest