Search and Rescue
Through the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, rescued dogs with extraordinary drive are trained, paired with first responder handlers and prepared for complex search environments
When Eric Duckwall’s dog bolted during fireworks, it sparked a frantic search — and a new mission
Reflections from New Orleans medics who remember what it was like to work in one of the largest disaster medical response efforts in Louisiana history
Mike Herdman’s official cause of death was listed as blunt-force injuries caused by falling from a cliff
A 61-year-old search and rescue volunteer fell to his death while trying to rescue a 25-year-old hiker who had fallen 100 feet
Mike Herdman’s body was spotted by a helicopter search crew; officials say he may have tried to climb a cliff in the dark and fell
Rescue workers used gas cutters, iron rods and shovels to reach those trapped in the rubble
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Parks can grant permits for drone flights for other purposes like research, search and rescue and firefighting
Officials said the rescue effort for Mike Herdman will be scaled back after nine days of searching
Firefighter Mike Herdman was last seen Friday while hiking with a friend when he went running after his dog and disappeared
Mike Herdman, 34, was hiking with a friend when he went running after his dog and disappeared
Rescuers heard people shouting for help and are searching for those missing
A bear was running across a road that sent a pickup into a creek; she floated several miles down fast-moving water
The sheriff said the slide remains to unstable for searchers to continue
Eighty searchers from nearly a dozen agencies scoured the 27,000-acre site for two days before they were found unhurt
As soon as the avalanche occurred, rescuers, guides and climbers rushed to help, and all other climbing was suspended
Rescue workers pulled out 12 bodies from under mounds of snow and ice and were searching for the three missing guides
Only three of those killed in the March 22 disaster are still unidentified; the missing list has gone down to 12 from 13
The number of confirmed dead increased from 18 to 21; searchers are worried about dysentery, tetanus and contamination
EMS personnel can assist efforts in areas hit by earthquakes, hurricanes through several groups
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