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.
It is our responsibility to respond, no matter what the potential hazards may be, so what is your agency training on?
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Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service medics responded to a heart attack, only to find their former teacher in need
A Maryland State Police medevac crew lifted the injured hiker from a wooded area in Carroll County
The Yarmouth crew was able to position their ambulance and block the driver on I-295
Employees initially reported the victim missing from the floor before they found his body inside a machine in the Fort Worth plant
First responders from several agencies saved a woman who fell at least 30 feet down a well in Placer County
Clear Spring EMS responded to an urgent call involving an infant initially in respiratory distress
Erin Mender had earlier helped the same EMT with a medical emergency at the Alabama-Missouri game
The duo were recognized for saving the life of a teen soccer player
AMR West Hartford Paramedic Raquel Soto talked a suicidal man out of jumping off an eight-story parking garage
A worker in Bridgeport became trapped when a brick wall collapsed on him
The driver lost control on an embankment and crashed into a Los Angeles County house
Bystanders passed survivors along a human chain after the collapse during festival on Sapelo Island
Flooding in and around Roswell left two people dead, several injured and a trail of destruction
Technical rescue work in Baltimore County saved a seriously injured man who had fallen into a well
Workers in Simpson County were preparing the bridge for demolition when it collapsed
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12 people were trapped 1,000 feet below ground at the Cripple Creek tourist site
Before the storm hit, the home of MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays was set up as a base camp for 10,000 emergency workers to aid in debris cleanup and response efforts
A young child was able to flag down a driver to call 911 for the crash in Kelso
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Annapolis Fire Chief Douglas Remaley presented the citations of merit Wiley H. Bates Middle School staff
Miami paramedics said the woman suffered two ankle fractures and was in serious but stable condition
Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine described the decision to move Unicoi County Hospital staff and patients to the roof amid rising floodwaters
Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters
Following widespread flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, restoring communications for first responders and civilians is a high priority
After other helicopters failed to reach Unicoi County Hospital because of winds, a Virginia State Police helicopter was able to land on the roof to evacuate 54 people
Two Vallejo firefighter/paramedics were injured while rescuing the patient from a burning vehicle
Deputies said the family in Angleton was working on leveling their mobile home when it collapsed on them
First responders from five departments and local construction companies worked to save a person trapped inside a grain bin in Livingston County
Rescuers tunneled underneath the boy and used dish soap and friction-reducing sheets to free him
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