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. For even more rescue products, check the rescue and tactical rescue product categories.

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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
Search dog teams respond to Mexico earthquake, Hurricane Maria
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Just after search and rescue dog teams returned home from Harvey and Irma, they set back out to rescue victims from more disasters
Rescuers dig through rubble after Mexico quake kills hundreds
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A mix of neighborhood volunteers, police and firefighters used trained dogs and their bare hands to search through ruins
Fire department says goodbye to veteran K-9 unit member
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Timmy, 11, was a founding member of Pattenburg Volunteer Fire Company’s K-9 unit and served since 2009
Firefighters begin block-by-block search for survivors in Houston
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Officials were concerned some residents might still be waiting to be rescued after several days of flooding
Dog once set for euthanasia now helping firefighters aid Harvey victims
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Rocket, who was deemed "too energetic" for adoption and was set to be put down, is a search dog trained to work with responders in disasters
3 reminders to rescuing, evacuating and managing Hurricane Harvey victims
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Fire and EMS providers should follow lessons from Hurricane Katrina while mobilizing to operate in a large arena of catastrophe
Italian firefighters pull 3 children from rubble on quake-hit island
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Cheers went up with each rescue, which firefighters confirmed with exclamation mark-punctuated tweets
Search area expands for Army helicopter missing off Hawaii
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The Army, Marine Corps and Navy joined the search along with Honolulu firefighters and lifeguards
5 missing after Army helicopter crashes during training
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Honolulu Fire Department search and rescue crews found and collected pieces of helicopter fuselage and a helmet in a debris field
Rescuers find bodies after China quake kills 19, injures 247
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Rescuers dug through rubble with their hands and used detectors to search for signs of life
Apartment building collapses in Italy; some may be trapped
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Firefighters said in a tweet that up to eight people may be buried in the rubble
LAFD to seek federal permission to fly drones
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Officials said the technology could help them track down missing hikers, gauge the risks in burning buildings and search confined spaces
Crews resume search for missing swimmer in SC river
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Officials said the swimmer was overcome by a strong current about halfway across the river
London fire death toll at 17; 'miracle' if anymore survivors
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More than 200 firefighters worked through the night and parts of the building were still seen as being unsafe
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