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.
Hypothermic patients, multi-systems trauma and slippery scenes present difficult decision-making challenges for rescuers
Crush syndrome can be expected following any event where patients are trapped for a length of time
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
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
Coast Guard launched search after receiving emergency transmission from beacon that activates when it gets wet
Media outlets report that the men were brought — uninjured — out of the Bone-Norman cave system Monday night
11-year-old boy was being pulled out by strong current when father, son nearby tried to rescue him on their Boogie boards
A rescue operation was conducted by use of an air boat which successfully pulled the men from the icy water
Crew used brute strength to lift up 3,200-pound car; man on bicycle performed illegal lane change, was hit by car
4 people, including 2 boys, were rescued after they were found clinging to portable cooler in ocean off Sydney
Mick Wilson tried to care for his patient even after he was fatally injured on his last mission, funeral told
Man hit tall oak tree, was knocked out of parachute’s seat; he dropped before grabbing limb 75 feet above ground
The Livingston Enterprise reports that 44-year-old David Lee Gaillard was skiing with his wife Saturday afternoon southeast of Cooke City when an avalanche occurred
6 injured were taken to hospitals, but no injuries were life-threatening; 23 vehicles had to be towed before I-75 could reopen
A local man who had been missing for nearly a day was found dead late this morning not far from his home