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.
We must celebrate our successes, like the opportunity to watch a young man grow up and thrive following a brush with death stopped only by a team of rescuers
Divers from multiple agencies are using sonar and infrared technology in the search for survivors
Six people who were part of a construction crew filling potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge are missing
Video shows when the top floor of the Old Havana building collapsed while firefighters inside were doing a search
Emphasize life safety by ensuring all residents have working smoke detectors – a 50-year-old technology recommended by the “America Burning” report
Las Vegas firefighters did a thorough secondary search of the entire building after the fire
Bart Van Leeuwen, a 27-year veteran of the Dutch fire service, shared international fire tactics and his department’s approach to life safety
Pressure is on the dogs and handlers to find the remains of victims and provide closure
West Metro firefighters said the Lakewood structure was being used by homeless people as a shelter
Colorado Springs firefighters now have a 24-hour drone service to assist with fireground operations and search and rescue
The three members of the Hilton Head (S.C.) Fire Rescue were honored for a heroic save at a structure fire amid deteriorating conditions
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
UL’s FSRI studies underscore the need for smart size-ups, quick thinking and aggressive action
Firefighters took advantage of the soon-to-be demolished Alleghany College dorm to train on fireground operations
Amid the flames, first responders are working to rescue and evacuate stranded tourists and residents from the island of Maui
Firefighters from three departments were able to train inside several of Lynnewood Hall’s rooms
The abandoned Portland building was well-known to firefighters for having squatters and limited hydrants
SAR crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable
Massena Fire Chief Pat O’Brien said one of the explosions was related to an oxygen cylinder
‘Slow down or you’re going to get hurt’ – wise words from youth still matter today
Debris found during the search for the vessel “is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger
We work until all options are exhausted, on the fireground and at the depths of the ocean
A supercell struck Matador killing at least 4 people and causing widespread destruction
A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises in the area of the Titanic wreck, which might indicate at least someone is alive on the Titan
Keith Stakes and Craig Weinschenk detail new FSRI research focused on search and rescue tactics in single-story single-family residential structures
Common questions about when firefighters in bunker gear and SCBA can make a save and when to wait for the hazmat team
Fire officials had been to the Davenport apartment building a day before the collapse for a 911 call about a partial collapse
The simulations at the site in Lincoln tested the team’s abilities in concrete breaching, breaking, shoring, lifting and rigging
Branden Colvin Sr.'s body was found a day after authorities in Davenport switched from search to recovery operations
Clinton Township firefighters quickly found the two unconscious victims as the trailer was heavily involved in fire
Five Montgomery firefighters were burned, two critically, while searching for people trapped in a house fire in May
Firefighters found the children in a back bedroom during a search
Davenport officials announced plans to demolish the unstable building even though two people may be trapped in the rubble
