Search and Rescue
From airport access and scene safety, to FAA emergency plans and NTSB investigations, responders need specialized preparation before the call comes
A drone can be a tremendous tool for managing risks while units are en route to calls for service
Tips for the unique challenges of accessing and extricating patients from recreational trails
Miami Fire-Rescue personnel helped save a man trapped beneath rubble for eight days following Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes
Rescuers continue searching collapsed buildings as thousands remain displaced and officials shift from rescue operations to long-term recovery efforts
Volunteer search and rescue leaders say local agencies are waiting too long to request specialized teams
At least 1,450 people have died, more than 3,100 have been injured and hundreds of aftershocks continue to hamper search-and-rescue efforts as international teams work to find survivors
Dangerous waves and rip currents turned the rescue effort treacherous, sending three divers to the hospital as crews searched for a missing young swimmer
Oxford EMS Special Operations used drones, K-9 teams and medical personnel during its first out-of-town joint deployment to help locate a missing autistic man
Specialized cave and swift-water rescue teams worked through flooded roads and dangerous conditions to pull 14 people safely from two Jackson County caves
The Minnesota Air Rescue Team carried out its first helicopter hoist rescue to save two canoeists stranded overnight in the Boundary Waters after their canoe capsized
Fire officials said one worker died and another was hospitalized after a tunnel collapsed at the Canyon Tunnel Project worksite in Stanislaus County
First responders spent hours navigating steep terrain to reach and airlift a hiker who plunged up to 30 feet in North Cheyenne Cañon Park
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police search and rescue teams rappelled 600 feet down Dark Shadows Wall to reach the injured climber, lowering him to safety after a complex operation
A 51-year-old hiker and a 16-year-old boy were airlifted from Mount Ellinor after slipping in an icy avalanche chute
Authorities said the backcountry group was overtaken during a powerful Sierra storm near Donner Summit, marking the deadliest U.S. avalanche since 1981
MART pairs State Patrol pilots with St. Paul firefighter-rescuers to support search-and-rescue missions statewide
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
State officials warn winter hikers that reckless or unprepared behavior in the White Mountains can lead to search-and-rescue bills topping $5,000
Search and Rescue of Mineral County operates under the sheriff’s office to provide rapid, coordinated rescues for residents and outdoor recreation visitors
Nearly killed by a brown bear during a summer hike, Anchorage resident Victoria Lytle reunited with the firefighters, medics and 911 dispatcher who trekked miles into the Chugach Mountains to rescue her
An experienced backpacker had to be rescued after sinking thigh-deep in cold, flowing sand during a trek in Arches National Park
A powerful storm flooded roads, triggered landslides and forced water rescues in Washington and Oregon
A 55-year-old man who tumbled nearly 50 feet down a steep embankment near Little Black Sands Beach was airlifted to safety
Worcester Polytechnic Institute engineers are creating palm-sized drones that use echolocation to navigate in darkness, smoke and storms
When Eric Duckwall’s dog bolted during fireworks, it sparked a frantic search — and a new mission
A Davenport man stemmed bleeding with a tourniquet before St. Louis County first responders reached him
Authorities say a third-party contractor cleaning an empty underground gasoline tank at the Exposition Parkway Costco fainted from fumes
A medical helicopter found the downed aircraft in the Bighorn Mountains
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