Rescue

The rescue resource page covers a range of tactical considerations for performing technical rescues and rescue operations on the fireground. Learn lessons learned from mayday events involving firefighter rescues; news about civilian rescues, like one captain’s controversial solo rescue; tips for managing technical rescue operations – rope, confined space, water, trench, vehicle/machinery, structural, and wilderness rescue; rescue incidents related to natural disasters and other major events; and even animal rescues and some rather odd rescues, like people stuck in trees, machine machines or other unique spots that require fire service intervention.

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San Francisco FFs, EMS respond to 4 critically injured people as winds knock down trees
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A department spokesperson warned the public to be aware "of trees, wires and standing pools of water"
Ga. firefighters rescue school bus driver pinned after crash
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DeKalb firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools to free the man
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Mayday: W.Va. firefighter injured in floor collapse at abandoned home
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Charleston firefighters dug through rubble for about 10 minutes until they reached Captain John Hastings
Video: LAFD crews rescue hypothermic man from river
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A helicopter crew grabbed the man, hoisted him up and transported him to a hospital
Mass. firefighters rescue 2 teen skiers
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The Princeton Fire Department found them by using dispatch technology to target a cellphone signal and lock onto GPS coordinates
Snowstorm pummels Northeast, causing power outages, dangerous conditions for cars, planes
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Derry, N.H. first responders rescued a girl trapped under a fallen tree and transported her to a hospital
Photos: 170 victims rescued, many still trapped in Calif. floods
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Monterey County Undersheriff Keith Boyd said 20-40 people remained trapped near the Salinas River as roads were impassible
Photos: Calif. squads perform at least 100 rescues amid winter storm
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Crews from Orange and Monterey counties have been evacuating and extracting people and their pets
'Up in flames': Vikings player K.J. Osborn helps rescue man from burning car
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Osborn and his Uber driver helped pull the man from the vehicle to safety, and waited with him for first responders to arrive
LODD: Buffalo firefighter dies after being trapped in blaze
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Video captures the moment an explosion sent flames and smoke billowing into the street as firefighters operate at a building fire in downtown Buffalo
Winter storm prompts closures, rescues in Southern California
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Video: In one Ventura County FD response, a firefighter was lowered from a helicopter via a cable to the roof of a stranded driver's car
‘Cocaine bear’: When animals attack
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Animal bites and envenomations pose some interesting challenges to EMS providers
Video: Crews rescue driver moments before train slams into vehicle
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A dramatic rescue in Michigan highlights the importance of honing situational awareness and avoiding tunnel vision
Despite rescue efforts, Ill. worker dies after becoming trapped in water main vault
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Westmont first responders found Matt Heiden unresponsive; EMS providers performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
Photos: USAR teams return home from Turkey
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USA-01 and USA-2 members were thanked by the U.S. secretary of state and welcomed home by loved ones
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