Search and Rescue
The search and rescue topic covers news about SAR operations as well as the latest tips and tactics for rescue, search and rescue, and technical rescue.
First responders in Saginaw arrived on the scene to find the truck and house on fire and the driver lying on the roof
More than 80 firefighters worked on the rescue, along with a “complete medical team,” LAFD said; Two rescuers were treated for heat exhaustion with one hospitalized
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Official statistics show that 343 firefighters lost their lives on that day, but there were really 344
Baltimore County firefighters rescued an 8-year-old boy from a burning house in Dundalk
Kansas City Firefighter Brandon Hullinger was relaxing at a pool when he heard a yell for anybody who knows CPR
Tips for conducting search training at an acquired structure or at the station
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The deaths of two people in the flooding have led first responders to talk about the losses and grief
Slinger firefighters were getting ready to respond to a call when they noticed a member lost consciousness
Authorities are investigating a propane leak as the cause of a fatal house explosion in Jefferson Township
More than 100 people were evacuated as firefighters worked to rescue people trapped in homes and vehicles
Deputy Chief George Healy was with his family on a trip to Disney World when he came across a car fire on Brooklyn’s Belt Parkway
Kern County deputies were trapped by fiery roadblocks after aiding evacuations; a fire engine crew rescued them after air support was blocked by smoke
Raleigh firefighters worked quickly to save three children in fast-moving water
Fire/rescue crews in Sarasota and Manatee counties were able to make over 800 rescues during the unprecedented rainfall
When you’re on an operation and you can only take what you can carry, what do you choose?
Neighbors caught a woman and two children as they jumped to escape from the burning apartment in Middletown.
Two Vermilion residents were recognized for rescuing an elderly woman and her dog in a house fire
Nine people were injured in a fire in a Brooklyn apartment building after a suspect poured a flammable liquid inside the hallway
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15 people died in the Elliott Chambers rooming house fire in Beverly in 1984
The second your boots hit the floor, your priority is to close the interior door
Reviewing how to initiate VEIS and step-by-step procedures for conducting this essential operation
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