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.
A well-coordinated response between lifeguards, EMS, and park officials led to full recovery for a 16-year-old patient with muscular dystrophy
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
The Project Lifesaver program is a national effort to help recover people of “diminished capacity” who may have wandered off and gotten lost
More than 100 vehicles were stuck Monday on snow-covered highways and at least 16 deaths have been attributed to the storm
The emergency responders had to get access to the man through an exterior hole in the wine cellar
Emergency efforts were hampered as fire engines found it difficult to navigate the narrow alleys of the residential neighborhood
A hunter called Massachusetts Emergency Services on Friday morning after discovering the crash that killed two people
Ambulances took 11 of the passengers to area hospitals after the bus spun out of control in the snowy weather
The exercises included a variety of scenarios and practices designed to train volunteers to provide essential services if disaster strikes
None of nine Fire Rescue employees on scene found the victim’s body in a partially submerged car
The crash left 14 injured, 9 of them children who were not properly restrained
Emergency crews spent more than an hour digging out the second man under the rubble
The bus driver and 18 high school students all were taken to hospitals with minor injuries
The news ends fears that the historic facility would close, forcing officials to call helicopters or use other means to get sick and injured people over the mountains and to a hospital
Dangers exist because of the dark, humid conditions underground, as well as from their risky ascent in a narrow capsule
Emergency crews searched over a 1.5 mile route to find the missing man
Rescue crews extricated the pilot and his wife and transported them to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening
Responders rescued the girls’ father in a helicopter after he unsuccessfully tried to save his daughters
The victims were reportedly shot twice with a .22-caliber gun and were transported by ambulance and helicopter to local area hospitals
Police said the car was fully submerged in the river for 45 minutes, but only submerged for about three minutes before being rescued
Shocked, the men saw the air bags deploy and noticed that the two people weren’t moving much, so they called 911 and then acted fast
First responders used all-terrain vehicles to reach the crash site and it took 90 minutes to get the pilot to an ambulance
A first-response team hiked the mountain on the Appalachian trail to the woman and treated her injuries before walking slowly back down Bemis Mountain
Though none of them had CPR training, they jumped into ‘amateurish chest compressions’ and ultimately saved the woman’s life
The EMTs and paramedics in New Orleans in 2005 saw things most people can not even imagine
The squad responds to medical calls and provides backup transportation for Rockingham’s ambulance service
The search began Sunday evening after 911 dispatchers got a cell phone call from a young child who was adrift with four other kids
Paramedics rappelled down to the man’s location, found him conscious and stabilized him so he could be airlifted out of the canyon
To reach the girl, rescuers had to move single-file through the cave, load her carefully on a Stokes litter and carry her out
A man slipped off a boat and never resurfaced
Father and daughter used trees and debris from the aircraft to build a shelter while they waited for rescue