Search and Rescue
Chris and Kelly also talk about the 911 dispatcher who has come under fire for her brusque replies to a woman who called to report a rape
EMS personnel can assist efforts in areas hit by earthquakes, hurricanes through several groups
FDNY EMT Gregory Hodge, 59, was a 24-year veteran of the department who assisted with World Trade Center rescue and recovery efforts
Emergency crews spent hours pulling survivors and bodies from wrecked buildings
The paramedic told reporters they found no survivors on the island; American tourists are among the missing
Seven county employees are now permitted to fly drones that can be used to assist with search-and-rescue and assessing emergency scenes
The helicopters enable emergency medical transport, still and swift water rescue, search and rescue, high angle rescue and fire suppression/aerial reconnaissance for Travis County, Texas
Fire Chief Tim McConnell said work began Thursday in hopes of bringing the multi-ton structures down ahead of approaching tropical weather
Rescue workers and search dogs have been in and out of the structure, hoping to find the lone missing worker alive
A video showed a metal structure tumbling to the ground and people running from the scene as clouds of dust billowed up
A video posted on social media depicts the Huntsville and New Waverly fire departments performing water rescues
The Harris County Sheriff office shared images and a video of first responders rescuing people stranded in their cars
Tony Rosado was part of the Florida chapter of the American Volunteer Emergency Response Team deployed to the region after the disaster
The team delivered relief supplies and evacuation options to residents on the outskirts of a ravaged Grand Bahama
The City of Miami and the Bahamian government are working out an agreement to send Miami’s urban search and rescue team rather than wait for federal approval
Each unit, comprised of handler and canine, is FEMA-certified and has specialized training for disaster response events
The Search & Rescue Data Collector Tool allows first responders to capture real-time information, enabling command leadership to see where resources are needed
Only five crewmembers sleeping on the top deck were able to escape by jumping off and taking a small boat to safety
Searchers continued to look for more than two dozen other people who were aboard the vessel Conception, which burned while anchored off Santa Cruz Island
Volunteers including numerous JFRD and Fairfax County first responders will continue looking for the men
Officials said they have reached a point they no longer can search with any degree of success now
Firefighter Brian McCluney and Master Technician Justin Walker have been missing since heading out in a boat on Friday
A preliminary investigation suggests that he “may have fallen in the steep and rocky terrain” during his five-day solo hiking trip in the mountains
The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies searched about 24,000 square miles looking for the missing boaters
Twelve search and rescue teams were deployed to continue the search for Daniel Komins, who has not been heard from since August 11
Several victims had to be dug out of a 30-foot-by-25-foot section of the bluff that gave way and dumped rock and sand onto the people below
The weather service said it had received 22 reports of tornadoes by late Wednesday
Six first responder agencies responded to the scene to search for the two crash victims
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Heat-seeking drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn’t overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people
An object relatively the same size as the King Air 200 that disappeared in January on the way to pick up a patient has been located in Frederick Sound
Rescuers began tearing through the rubble of homes in search of survivors of a powerful tornado that rampaged through Alabama and killed at least 23 people
After 63 hours of searching 240 square nautical miles, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing Guardian Flight aircraft
