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.
A Brooklyn man died after falling from a second-floor window during a rescue above a Sunset Park deli fire
The overcrowded club lacked the required exits, firewalls and fire alarms in the 1977 tragedy
Two off-duty firefighters and local fishermen rushed to rescue three people trapped in a submerged car in Gloucester Harbor
The system is versatile, easy and fast to develop, and safe for swiftwater rescue of multiple victims
The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a lawsuit alleging two Flint firefighters were grossly negligent for failing to search a room where two boys later died
About 30 people were rescued from a burning Milwaukee apartment building that lacked a sprinkler system
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Milwaukee firefighters encountered several occupants trapped on the third and fourth floors, while others jumped to escape the fire
Firefighters in New Haven rescued two people from a burning building with hoarding conditions that made the operation more difficult
While vacationing in Bermuda, a firefighter and a 911 dispatcher jumped into action to save a priest found unresponsive in shallow water
Commendations and unit citations were awarded to Decatur firefighters for their rescues during a February apartment fire
One firefighter is in serious condition after being injured during a fire on Staten Island where an elderly person was trapped
Seven departments participated in the largest drone training exercise in San Joaquin County to sharpen emergency response skills and strengthen interagency coordination across
An Austin-Travis County EMS spokesperson said two were rescued from under the debris of the house that exploded and a third from a partially collapsed house next door
Auburn Engine Company 4 firefighters faced heavy smoke and two occupants trapped on the roof
Firefighters in Williamsport rescue an occupant on the roof of a burning house
Battalion Chief Adam Crispen said firefighters rescued a woman in a wheelchair while facing rapid fire extension in the Nob Hill apartment building
With thermal imaging, live video, and supply drop capabilities, the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s drone program is transforming search-and-rescue operations
Body-worn camera footage shows fire erupting from a second-story window just before the roof gives way, briefly trapping a Christopher firefighter
Farmington Hills police officers arrived to find fire showing from the house and reports of people trapped inside
Occupants were trying to jump from windows when Detroit firefighters arrived at the early-morning explosion
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Video showed 16-year-old Tyler Sowden climbing a ladder to rescue a mother and her three children in a house fire
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Two people died and six others were hospitalized after an early morning fire broke out at a Centennial assisted-living facility
The thermal imaging expert details how TICs can help firefighters be ‘intelligently aggressive’
Video shows Orange County firefighters rescuing an unresponsive woman from a Mission Viejo house fire
Two Portland construction workers helping a person and their dog escape a burning home after spotting smoke from across the street and calling 911
Waterbury firefighters say they were met with unusual conditions and a disturbing scene while rescuing a man held captive in a locked, fire-damaged room within a home
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