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.
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action — the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
A delayed arrival and sharp instincts led to a lifesaving intervention by Maryland EMS clinicians when a fan went into sudden cardiac arrest
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
A woman was pinned inside her SUV for more than an hour until responders came to pry roof off flipped vehicle
Hadn’t been heard from in weeks; listed in critical condition
Dense fog may have played a factor
Civilian man died attempting to save her before paramedics arrived
The car crashed into a vernal pool and was partially submerged in snake-filled waters
No new fatalities were reported Tuesday
Rescue workers fear more bodies will be found in muddy waters
Two Canadian climbers were flown to area hospitals but are expected to live
Responders used a helicopter to rescue the woman, but her husband did not survive
Search in progress for 15 possible missing people
The patient injured his back after jumping off cliffs and into a pool of water
Darley product designed to be lightweight, efficient
Federal investigators begin work Monday to figure out cause of explosion
Noxious gas levels falling
Officials still unsure when crews can enter
55 rescuers needed 4 hours to rescue the victims
Thomas Bennett had to wait 5 days until weather allowed rescuers to search for him
Fourth straight day helicopters couldn’t reach Thomas Bennett
3 taken to hospital
Approximately at 14,000 feet, rescue by helicopter could be difficult
Material being searched was taken from ground zero within the past two years
Two skiers, 65 and 19, killed after dropping from helicopter
Fiji leader: cyclone damage ‘overwhelming’
Worse crisis was averted thanks to avalanche recovery equipment
The rescue crew did not enter water to attempt to retrieve a body in light of the sharks
40 people evacuated from buildings with damaged roofs
12,000 tons of aid delivered in just 10 days
20 firefighters were told that due to health and safety regulations, they could not use their own equipment to save a woman who was screaming for 6 hours
Heavy pack ice from the Baltic Sea trapped a ferry with 1,000 aboard
Authorities climbed 200 feet to save them