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.
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Eight Spokane firefighters were inside when the roof of the US Bank building collapsed
First responders, surgical staff in Temple worked for over four hours to rescue people pinned inside their vehicle under the load
The construction worker was freed by DeKalb County Fire and Rescue after he became trapped in a trench collapse
Maintenance on a bus became complicated for a public transit worker
Lancaster firefighters rescued three people over ladders during a fire caused by a malfunctioning battery
First responders from several agencies treated several patients after two charter speed boats collided
A San Francisco Rescue 2 firefighter was lowered by CHP helicopter to rescue the boy
A Muskegon fire marshal was in the area and saw the child inside the house during the size-up
San Bernardino County firefighters, along with USAR and technical rescue teams, saved a woman trapped in a septic tank
Flooding
Firefighters faced numerous water rescues, evacuations as storm system soaked state
A toddler is among those injured in a first-floor fire at a Brooklyn apartment building
FDNY companies faced heavy fire on the first and second floors of the Queens house
The fire rescue boat will further support and advance the fire service and EMS response missions of Norfolk Fire-Rescue
A Franklin firefighter was rescued from a floor collapse during a house fire
First responders in Maury County used log chains, tow straps to keep the truck from falling down the 200-foot cliff
Lawrence Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said the firefighters in the earlier rescue became disoriented
Paramedics faced a complex rescue on a popular trail near Cajon Pass
Earthquake
Firefighters describe their actions 30 years ago during the earthquake that claimed 72 lives
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St. Paul firefighters faced multiple rescues, multiple patients in cardiac arrest at the Jan. 3 house fire
Portland firefighters entered through a window to search for occupants in a second-floor apartment because of fire conditions on the first-floor
Escambia County firefighters rescued a person who had been inside a dumpster and then dumped into a garbage truck
Lodi firefighters used a high-water rescue vehicle to reach at least 11 people trapped by flooding
Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis said no one else is believed to be inside the Sandman Signature Hotel
Technical rescue work in Durham rescued an unconscious person approximately 80 feet above the ground
Authorities believe a gas leak caused the explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth
Renner’s snowplow rolled over him, breaking over 30 bones, leaving him in critical condition
Highland Park Fire Chief Erik Hollowell said Detroit firefighters leaving the scene is “negligent to the highest power”
Crews from three departments rescued two workers in a trench collapse in Princeton
Officials said one of the seven people rescued during a house fire in St. Paul has died.
St. Paul firefighters faced several victims, some needing CPR during the early-morning fire
Charlotte firefighters rescued two people during a fire on the third floor of an eight-story hotel
District Chief Kelly Burns said initial firefighters had to fight tremendous amounts of smoke, heat to reach the fire apartment
