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
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One Florida woman died when she drove her car into high water, officials said
Eighty searchers from nearly a dozen agencies scoured the 27,000-acre site for two days before they were found unhurt
The transition was marked by gathering 200 firefighters, National Guard members, first responders and volunteers for a ceremony punctuated by a lone bagpiper who played “Amazing Grace”
Off-duty nurses were already performing CPR when medics arrived, which helped save the infant’s life
The small planes collided after an air show; one landed safely while the other crashed into the San Francisco Bay and hasn’t been found
Witness: ‘It looked like the guy put his foot on the gas pedal instead of the brake’
Since divers found a way over the weekend to enter the submerged ferry, the death count has shot up
A group of about seven medics, firefighters and police lifted the man’s truck off of him using their bare hands
Fire chief: ‘We’re up against the Earth, and the Earth’s movement is an extremely powerful thing.’
The firefighters overcame their own injuries to help the nine civilians who were hurt, one of them critically
Rescue workers pulled out 12 bodies from under mounds of snow and ice and were searching for the three missing guides
Evacuation orders came too late for many now trapped on the ship; with more than still 270 missing, the death toll is expected to rise
A ferry carrying high school students sank off the coast; rescuers fear the death toll could rise drastically despite a frantic, hours-long rescue
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She her baby were among the few pulled from the rubble alive: “I held onto that baby like it was the only purpose that I had,” she said. “I did not let that baby go for one second”
Responders pulled her out after she hopped into the drain to get her Blackberry, which fell out of her pocket
He landed on the lobby roof and firefighters used a ladder to get him down after a medical evaluation
The infant’s grandmother was walking her in a stroller when it somehow rolled down an embankment and into a pond; the girl was in the water for 30 minutes
The number of confirmed dead increased from 18 to 21; searchers are worried about dysentery, tetanus and contamination
Because of cold temperatures, firefighters used equipment to blow warm air into the hole during the rescue effort to protect the dog from hypothermia
The chances of finding survivors is slim, but responders have not given up
People once thought missing have turned up safe, but that provided little relief to firefighter McClelland who must bring closure to the relatives and friends of those who have not been found
As an increasingly desperate search progresses, the official death toll rose to 16, with the possibility of 24 dead once bodies are confirmed
The pair fell from the bridge railing, became entangled and fell spinning to the ground, drawing a rescue operation and a crowd of onlookers
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