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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Steve Whitehead describes when you might encounter this scenario and how you should handle it
Firefighters and David Snelbaker, an EMT, Chris Bardsley, and Alan Shaw, a paramedic, began to treat the dog, a collie, giving it oxygen via a specialized mask for animals
Firefighter Edwin “Jeff” Wentzel, a 35-year veteran of the department, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman
Within hours of the mudslide, emergency crews were searching for life in a post-apocalyptic scene, dodging chunks of splintered birch trunks, half-buried pickup trucks and growing pools of water
Both rescuers are dads of young kids themselves and say that’s what prompted the idea while working to free a family from a stuck elevator
Clive Fire Department Assistant Chief Tony Collins happened to be celebrating his 53rd birthday at the pub and rushed forward to start CPR
Paramedics administered CPR and the man was taken to a hospital; officials said he had a pulse and was breathing at the hospital
He fell asleep behind the wheel; injured, he made a phone call to a friend but when that friend couldn’t find him, it was mom who knew where to look
Firefighters had to free the 22-year-old woman and she was airlifted to the hospital with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder and hip
Oreo, a black and white Labrador, somehow made her way about 40 feet down a 90-foot high cliff; a sheriff’s deputy dangling from a helicopter plucked her up
At least one person remains unaccounted for in the gas explosion that leveled two apartment buildings, killed 8 and injured more than 60
After several unsuccessful tries, firefighters used a pike pole carried on the engine to reach into the pipe and bring Lucky within reach of one of the firefighters who brought him to safety
A neighbor and former EMT rushed over and gave CPR; the 3-year-old boy is brain dead and his 2-year-old cousin is in critical condition
The woman is expected to recover; five firefighters were also hospitalized for stings
The man was taken to a mental health facility for evaluation; how the man got on top of the pole also was unclear
Bystanders and responders pulled them out as the minivan was nearly submerged; the mother is undergoing a mental evaluation
Two medics were among the search team; they reportedly got stuck in a ravine near a washed-out trail on Windrock Mountain
Close to 40 emergency responders were at the scene; the man was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital
More than 100 neighbors had already rushed to help when responders arrived; the snow crushed a house where a boy was playing outside
He was pale with signs of hypothermia after surviving days of rain and sub-freezing temperatures
EMS veterans Khadija Hall and Shaun Alexander were off-duty when they heard shots and saw the officer down; they began treating him with their tech bag
The men “drifted a little bit” during a training exercise and their location complicated rescue efforts
The second story gave way during a youth service, sending about 70 kids tumbling down to the floor below
Three were also injured in the third deadly slide in the state in less than a week
2 died and 2 were injured; deep snow and changing weather hindered the rescue team that made its way into the mountain on skis, snowmobiles and snowshoes
He heard the crash behind his house, waded into the dark water and saved two kids and their father while calling for help from neighbors
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