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
The passengers landed in 8 feet of snow and were seriously injured but able to communicate during the complicated rescue
They were towed out of the back country in sleds, driven 10 miles by ambulance and finally take to the hospital by helicopter
Responders returned to the station when they didn’t see a reported collision; a half hour later an uninjured occupant hiked down the mountain and found help
With help from a group of accused criminals she waited with him for responders as he bled on the roadside: “If I could make all of their charges go away, I would”
He was spotted by a good Samaritan; rescuers used a rope to pull him to the roadside and he was taken by ambulance to a local hosptal
The 83-year-old actor/director performed the Heimlich maneuver on the tournament director at a volunteer dinner after choking on a piece of cheese
Firefighters and medics used a ladder truck to climb through a second-floor window to rescue the victims who had been bitten by their dog
The SUV flipped four times after the driver tried to swerve from a deer
Police lost the vehicle when it sped off; ambulance crews pulled them from the water after a 911 call reporting an overturned car in the river
A police officer ran across the street to a muffler shop to get a jack to lift the car; another officer and firefighter helped get the girl out
He and his dad drove past a house on the way back from a hockey game and he thought something didn’t feel right; the woman had slipped on ice in her garage and almost froze to death
Two others on board also died; witnesses say his helicopter snagged a power line during a routine mission for a utility company
More than 20 responders worked 2 1/2 hours to pull Moonshine out of the ‘quicksand-like’ mud and ice
Firefighters and paramedics rappelled down the cliff side using a rope rescue system and found the victim in his car
Getting out the jaws of life doesn’t always work; training focused on how to go into the grain bin without also becoming stuck
Officials are investigating the explosion, which caused the second and third floors of the manufacturing plant to collapse as rescuers searched for victims in the rubble
The 38-year-old waved down a search and rescue helicopter after getting lost in a storm and surviving a night exposed to the elements
Two people went in after him; the woman is missing and another man is in stable condition after rescuers pulled him from the icy water
As the tide was rising fast, he stabilized the woman until rescuers arrived and she was flown to a trauma hospital with numerous injuries
Blue the peacock flew from his heated pen to a nearby tree and froze; firefighters used a ladder to pluck the bird from the tree
When the boy stopped responding, a batt. chief went into the water to bring him out
He got stuck and it took 20 minutes for rescuers to dislodge him using olive oil as a lubricant
After transporting a helicopter that brought 52 passengers to safety, the crew will stay on the stuck ship for several weeks until the ice breaks up
The success came after days of blinding snow, strong winds, fog and thick sea ice forced rescuers to turn back time and again
Pat Machin, who worked as a medic for 24 years, “dropped everything” and ran across the road to start CPR
Television footage shows EMTs loading her stretcher into an ambulance; details on how she fell and extent of injuries are not yet known
