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.
An off-duty firefighter suddenly collapsed during basketball practice with other firefighters
As a fire engulfed her home, she made a desperate 911 call: “Oh God, I can’t get up and can’t breathe. Hurry up.”
Sacramento firefighters found the bodies during a secondary search after facing heavy fire and smoke conditions on arrival
“The thing we do is protect life — fire department, law enforcement, that’s what you do,” Fire Deputy Chief Brandon Newsome said
A carnival crisis, cliffhangers, underground escapes and fiery extractions: First responders answered the call in 2023
Dallas-Fire Rescue and the Urban Search and Rescue Team positioned an aerial ladder above the box truck and used a harness to hoist the driver to safety
Nolen Carney and his father were in New York City when that saved a man who had overdosed
K-9 Drogon is a member of South Dakota Task Force 1, which is a statewide emergency resource, available for call-out 24/7
Houston firefighters were able to hoist the driver to safety from the passenger side window
Your go-to options include a Halligan, roof hook, flathead ax, force wedge, thermal imager and flashlight
USAR TF-8’s cattle dog, Staffordshire bull terrier mix works to rescue live victims
Revere firefighters rescued two occupants during an intentionally set fire on the 4th floor hallway
Two people were injured during a two-alarm fire on the seventh floor of a 10-story high-rise
Two workers were killed when the 11-story abandoned building collapsed while being prepared for demolition
Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty said they have not had any communication with the second worker in the coal plant collapse
At least one person was rescued as three boats were burning at a South San Francisco marina
Rescuers are in contact with one worker buried in the collapse of a multi-story plant in Martin County
A coordinated effort involving several departments saved a construction worker pinned by a foundation collapse
Modesto firefighters responded to a call for a trapped person and found the victim pinned underneath the forklift
One worker is dead and another trapped in the collapse of an 11-story coal plant in Martin County
Vernon firefighters trained on search, hoselines and ventilation at a restaurant before demolition
ARGO commercial dealers got their first change to see and test drive the ARGO Sasquatch XTX
FDNY
Firefighters breached a wall but held off on using torches to cut the steel plating
Barrow County firefighters faced heavy fire at the front of the house and were shown a bedroom window where the child would be
Firefighters in Enfield ran an aggressive attack on a house fire that displaced nearly a dozen occupants
Fire involving li-ion batteries blocked the doorway of the second-floor apartment in Brooklyn
Emergency services organizations are struggling to meet the escalating needs for medical supplies, equipment and vehicles
Collapse
One patient in the New Bedford pier collapse was transported to St. Luke’s Emergency Department by rescue boat
Santa Monica firefighters are seen rescuing riders from a Ferris wheel during a standoff
The man was transported to Bellevue Hospital with a leg injury after dropping 30 feet into the World Trade Center memorial pool
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries during the house fire in Olean
Syracuse firefighters rescued two people over ladders during an early morning fire
San Bernardino County firefighters heard screams coming from inside the mattress store
