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.
The year was full of disaster responses but also brought impressive extrications, off-duty saves, helpful Boy Scouts and a rampaging camel
A Maryland Go-Team member shares his knowledge and passion with others
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
A construction worker was trapped in his excavator and suffered trauma to his head, chest and arms
First responders worked several rescue and recovery missions over a 24-hour period
School officials estimated 60 to 80 people were on the pier when the collapse occurred
Las Vegas and Clark County first responders completed 24 rescues as excessive rainfall flooded streets, interstate
The children in the Penn Township crash were transported to UPMC Children鈥檚 Hospital in Pittsburgh
Firefighters used a rope rescue evolution to reach a driver trapped for days in a ravine
Sonoma County Fire District Capt. Heath Lesik is one of only two trained surf rescue swimmers in the countywide district
A box truck ran a red light and struck several vehicles before bursting into flames
Aviators worked with local first responders in two daring rescues inside Box Elder Canyon
The Category 3 storm struck an area still dealing with damage from Hurricane Ian last year
Medics and a technical rescue team faced a worker who had fallen, and rebar had penetrated his torso
Charlotte firefighters had to use struts to stabilize the vehicle before removing three people inside
Tropical Storm Hilary deluged several states with rainfall rates above an inch an hour
Two people were injured when a section of a Willowick apartment building parking garage collapsed
Firefighters had to use foam to rescue the worker at the Sun City West golf course
First responders found the workers trapped under a fallen wall at the site in Bedford
Fire and EMS personnel in Spartanburg County rescued two people in plane crash
Orange County Fire Authority Probationary Dispatcher Chris Carvalho had only been on the job for three months
EMS personnel in German Township transported at least 13 patients to hospitals
Crews worked to clear mud, dig roads and deal with flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary
The Sonoma County pair were lowered 200 feet to reach a patient approximately 100 feet off the roadway
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Gaston County first responders found the teen, missing since Wednesday, on a Crowders Mountain cliff
Monroe County鈥檚 Trauma Star helicopter transported one patient to a mainland hospital
Maryland State Police Trooper 5 conducted two hoist rescues of injured hikers
Several rescue companies worked on patient extrication in the Jefferson County crash
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
The Twin Falls County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said rescuers worked across difficult terrain into the night to safely package and remove the patient
Grand Canyon National Park鈥檚 Search and Rescue team had to set up a rope rescue since a helicopter rescue was not feasible
Wilkes-Barre officials recognized firefighter/EMTs and paramedics as well christened a new ambulance
First responders in fire and police boats, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to a crash off Long Island鈥檚 south shore