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  Search crew rescues hikers with firefighter’s personal drone

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  After the search team became disoriented while rescuing hikers, the firefighter deployed a drone that he had been testing before the search began

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  Tenn. firefighters recall rescuing missing boy

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  Blount County firefighters said the rescue of Kaydon Leach could be better described as the 6-year-old boy finding them

• Video: Self-flying drones could serve as emergency responders

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  “Swarm drones” can navigate themselves and coordinate with each other, making them potentially useful for high-level rescue missions and more

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  Rapid response: Bridge collapse highlights operational readiness

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  The tragic incident in Miami, Fla., illustrates the need for training and equipping every fire department for special operations

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  Officials: 'Stress test' preceded Fla. bridge collapse that killed 6

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  First responders raced to find survivors in the rubble of the 175-foot span using high-tech listening devices, trained sniffing dogs and search cameras

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  'Multiple' dead after Fla. pedestrian bridge collapses

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  Several people were seen being loaded into ambulances and authorities launched search and rescue missions

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  Officials call missing Tenn. firefighter's case 'a mystery'

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  Nashville firefighter Jesse Reed has now been missing for 10 days after his Jeep was found submerged in a river

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  Conn. dive team in jeopardy due to budget woes

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  Though funding for the dive team is still intact in the latest fire department budget proposal, the dive team could be on the chopping block

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  Drones in the fire service: Expanding operational uses

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  Fire department drones, already making an impact in search and rescue and aerial surveillance, are poised to change emergency response as technology advances

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  6 dead, 76 missing after strong quake hits Taiwan

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  Rescuers worked Wednesday to free people trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan's east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously

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  Rescuers 'searching for a miracle' in Calif. mudslides

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  Seventeen people from ages 3 to 89 were confirmed dead, and more than 40 others were unaccounted for

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  Rescuers expand search for survivors of ship fire off China

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  Intense flames, bad weather and poor visibility have hampered rescue efforts

• Firefighters search for man swept away by river

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  Witnesses reported seeing a man and woman having difficulty swimming in the pools before going underwater

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  Explosion, inferno at Indonesia fireworks factory kills 47

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  Officials said the death toll could rise as many of those who escaped have suffered extensive burns

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  Searchers look for bodies in Calif.'s charred ruins

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  Thirty-one people have died and at least 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed

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