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
Paramedics say it was the action of his friends that saved him
The pair had been good friends as teenagers but drifted apart as they got older
The boy was born without a fully developed airway and stopped breathing
A skier survived 15 minutes buried under an avalanche of snow – and it was all thanks to her left hand
As many as 16 people were on the elevator at the time of the incident
The woman was walking with her husband searching for help when she couldn’t go on
Tad Thomas somehow flew off a highway turnpike and crashed into a home
Check out footage of some amazing rescues and saves from the past 12 months
A passing hiker saw the crash and called the fire department
He had to be taken to the hospital with the bars still in his arm
She was trapped her in her car for over eight hours and likely suffered hypothermia
The ambulance crashed into an SUV crushing the motorist inside her car
The woman apparently missed a corner and struck a tree
Stacee McWilliams says she had to beg the football player to get his friend out of the burning car
6''8" Lincoln Dodd saved a husband and wife trapped in their bedroom
Paula Lane became stranded in Hope Valley after their car got stuck
Three men were working inside the tank when a platform collapsed
Police were alerted of a missing man through the system
A strong current pulled his parents while they were wading in the waters
The Pasadena Fire Department says the LA County Fire Department tried to take all the credit for the rescue
Crews were able to talk to the man until they were close enough to grab him
A teenage boy remains missing and his parents dead after they all tried to save their family dog from high tides
Fire crews had to extricate the man whose car flipped upon impact
Crews had to remove part of the roof of his house to reach him
The pig is believed to weigh as much as 1,300 pounds
A paramedic had to administer two shocks from an AED to revive the man
Andrew Cortez said his instincts just kicked in
He was pronounced dead after a second vehicle drove through the rollover accident scene
