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
Mayor Paul A. Dyster lauded fire and police crews who risked their lives trying to save man, 70
County sheriff’s officials said crew had reached injured snowmobiler and his party, were taking off to get more help when crash occurred
Rescue team called 34-year-old Lim Dae’s cell phone and told him to stay put, reached him by 2:15 a.m. Sunday
Lawyers called it just result for woman whose conduct was driven by mental illness that emerged only days before she threw her daughter into river
Former sniper who suffers from panic attacks fled on foot following minor traffic accident, was found in remote wooded area lying on tree branches
John Rachor found three members of a Gold Beach family after they got lost while picking mushrooms
Officer Julio Mercado was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, along with 4 others, including toddler in critical condition
The parents were hungry, somewhat dehydrated and cold, and their son had a sprained ankle
Explosion was powerful enough to knock unidentified man into water, damage boats as far as 75 yards away
Efforts of all-volunteer Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue team, including volunteer firefighters, highlight tight-knit community’s grassroots support system
Police said homeless man was wanted on felony warrant, planned to arrest him after he was treated at local hospital
Before firefighters arrived, 2 people on beach aided 1 of boat’s passengers, who was floating in surf
Man stayed alive Thursday afternoon by breathing from 6-inch air bubble trapped near vehicle’s roof, only visible part of car
Cause is being investigated, but witnesses in area at time of incident said there was explosion, strong smell of gas
Fire and rescue workers spent about 10 minutes freeing a woman trapped in a smoking car after she was in a crash
Officials say man got stuck between some rocks about 200 feet down into cave in Clear Spring on Tuesday
Search started Sunday evening after sheriff’s office received 911 call from girl’s father saying she was swept away near Austin Hot Springs
Arlington firefighters in survival suits waded into pond with rescue sled to reach victims, while police stayed on shore with buoys
12-year-old Matai Wilson took off his coat, used it to smother flames in woman’s pants; woman in hospital with serious burns
Deaths of Catharine McLaughlin, 18, her son are among at least 3 blamed on brutal storm that is hitting Pacific Northwest
Man lost in blizzard for 2 days on Mount Rainier said he stayed alive by digging out snow tunnel, burning personal items
Prosecutors have accused Capt. Francesco Schettino of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship
Man is an experienced snowshoer but not equipped to stay out overnight as temperatures dropped into the teens
Rescue divers still searching for 6 crew members, 11 passengers after Italian ship carrying more than 4,000 hits reef
Rescue swimmer from fireboat pulled man from frigid water; medics took him to hospital to be treated for hypothermia, undergo mental evaluation
Two of the workers who fell into the water were rescued but the other, Jamie Barker, 28, of Windsor, died
13-year-old victim had been climbing on rocks near beach when large boulder came loose, trapping, pinning him
Officials: When crews in water rescue suits reached woman’s small passenger vehicle, she was alert, moving
Rescue swimmers were able to get the victim across the channel to State Route 255 where emergency medical personnel began treatment