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
Rescue delayed because local police and fire crews were not trained in land-to-water rescues
Nurse aboard the Royal Air Force search and rescue helicopter had whispered in man’s ear that Prince William was at the controls
The young girl riding her bicycle on the sidewalk was pinned under the bus when it fell on its side
The driver was alone in her car on the third level of a parking garage at Virginia Mason Hospital
A Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue says the man was in danger of being crushed by the pressure from the sand
All four had to be hoisted up the face of a rock cliff, due to their injuries and the remote location in which they landed
The video shows Timothy Shanahan Sr. being airlifted in rescue basket
Paramedics dropped the 73-year-old woman while transferring her to a rescue boat
NIMS is a template of procedures developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and now practiced by fire departments and other emergency-responder units throughout the country
Helicopter crew lowered a paramedic to medically evaluate the man, who was uninjured, and prepare him to be hoisted into the helicopter
Rick Adobato, director of Fayette EMS, said the man suffered injuries to his torso and his legs
One skier dug out another who was partially buried, and they dug out another man and administered CPR before rescuers arrived
Because the Japanese government had not received major international aid before, there were delays while officials figured out where rescue workers were needed and how they would get there
Rain and snow have not stopped his mission
How can emergency responders learn from historic, worst-case scenario events?
The team was also deployed to Haiti after the earthquake in January, 2010, where they made more than a dozen rescues
Covington Fire Department Capt. Chris Kiely said diners at Jeff Ruby’s Waterfront restaurant used cell phones to call for help as the restaurant floated about 85 to 100 yards downstream
Firefighter/paramedic Gary Durian is one of six canine handlers who arrived Saturday in Japan with a Los Angeles-based search-and-rescue team to look for survivors
The university held a course on campus last week to train students how to respond to medical emergencies in the wilderness
Eden Fire Company Capt. Mark Shenk said he believed rescuers determined the woman’s location using signals given off by her cell phone’s GPS and area cell towers
Once out of the water, the 40-year-old victim was taken by fire department paramedics to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries and possible hypothermia
Once at the crash site, rescuers used baskets to lift passangers by helicopter over the mountain
Responders moved the student roughly three miles to the trailhead, where she was transported by ambulance to a hospital
Within two minutes, Lancaster EMS paramedics on the scene were called forward and took over caring for the man
Paramedic saved the life of his 34-year-old brother from a snowmobile accident and a freezing death in deep snow
28 students on the bus escaped without injuries, while the driver of the second vehicle was airlifted to the hospital
The officer was investigating the area after someone from the neighborhood reported hearing a person screaming
Emergency personnel extricated the 43-year-old truck driver who was trapped in the wreckage
Storms have affected almost the entire state since they began Friday
The Project Lifesaver program is a national effort to help recover people of “diminished capacity” who may have wandered off and gotten lost