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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Officials say two young girls and an adult were killed in the massive blast at Horizon Biofuels in Fremont
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Kansas City firefighters say they followed protocol during a fatal roof collapse, despite bystander claims that more could have been done to save a victim
Within six minutes of the alarm, Fall River firefighters arrived at Gabriel House and launched a heroic rescue effort
The horse was in a “tight” area, making for “a challenging rescue” that included a number of different approaches Orange County Fire Authority said
Surveillance video from the Tempe FD shows a vehicle speeding through the parking lot, nearly hitting multiple firefighters
Captain Mark Baranko was returning home from the store when he came across the house fire
With the stairs set ablaze by the burning battery, residents in the four-story building had to scale down the fire escape, FDNY said
Troy Firefighter James Bertolino was on a flight to Mexico when a passenger experienced chest pain
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
Truckee Meadows Firefighter-Paramedic Alex Hughes and Captain Greg Lompa on the harrowing call involving the “Avengers” actor
Louisville Firefighter Bryce Carden credits teamwork in the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge rescue
Racine firefighters rescued two children during an early-morning house fire
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
An 8-year-old boy died and two people were injured during an early-morning fire
Fire on the first floor trapped one occupant and forced another to jump from a window in Buffalo
The city has seen hundreds of fires linked to the Li-ion batteries that power electric bikes and scooters in the last few years
Fire companies in Harlem faced several occupants hanging from windows and jumping from upper floors
EMS personnel performed CPR and were able to resuscitate the Kingston firefighter
San Diego firefighters saw smoke showing from the second floor of the Midway District gym when they arrived
Fremont becomes the first city to implement a drone as first responder program in both its police and fire departments
Texas City firefighters responded to an apartment fire and a report of people trapped inside
An occupant who jumped from the fourth floor was one of several people injured during a two-alarm South Shore high-rise fire
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
Several people were injured, rescued as fire tore through a house in Queens
Two people were burned and a third injured in the Teaneck house fire
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
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
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