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.
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
A Volusia County firefighter made a daring leap onto a runaway boat to rescue an unconscious man as the vessel spun out of control on a lake near De Leon Springs
Syracuse firefighters rescued two people over ladders during an early morning fire
San Bernardino County firefighters heard screams coming from inside the mattress store
Video shows when the top floor of the Old Havana building collapsed while firefighters inside were doing a search
San Diego and Chula Vista FFs worked to extricate the driver after his truck went off a freeway ramp and overturned
Officials say the woman was struck by a vehicle and thrown into the path of the Cruise vehicle that ran over her
Emphasize life safety by ensuring all residents have working smoke detectors – a 50-year-old technology recommended by the “America Burning” report
Cobb County Engine 10 firefighters threw a ladder to a second-floor window where a neighbor had said the man was inside
Syracuse firefighters used ladders to rescue people trapped on the floor above the fire
A Melvindale police officer could hear the man screaming and tried to crawl inside
Travis Muller was cleaning out the bin when he became caught in the power sweep auger
Sacramento firefighters faced a second roof over a challenging “center hallway” complex in the two-story building
Two patients were flown to hospitals after being removed from the rubble of the West Milford house
R.I. Firefighter Anthony Colella and Mass. Firefighter Mark McCullough administered CPR for 10 minutes until the man regained consciousness
Palm Beach County Captain Eric Price and FF-Medic Sam Adler rendered aid until the flight made an emergency landing
The firefighter-medic and a nurse both separately stopped to assist the crash victims, all of whom had to be extricated from the vehicles
Sutton Fire Department Chief Matthew Belsito had warned state officials earlier about the the lack of fire safety in the hotel
Wesell Chapel firefighters and the Cabarrus County Large Animal Rescue Task Force worked out several mechanical advantages to rescue Ms. Lexi
“Please jump out the window!": Body-worn camera footage shows officers trying to rescue occupants inside a burning Algona house
A worker was repairing the Waterford system when he was swept several hundred feet down stream
Flooding washed out the bridge serving as the only road access for some Leominster residents
A CAL FIRE-contracted helicopter when down while operating over the Tea Fire in the Sierra National Forest
When New Ellenton firefighters found Maria Duthie, she had a faint pulse, was barely breathing and was blue
A construction worker was trapped in his excavator and suffered trauma to his head, chest and arms
Chesapeake firefighters were told several people were still inside the apartment building when they arrived
Christopher L. Pray had been stuck in mud for 12 hours after trying to swim across Portland’s Force Lake
Firefighters used a rope rescue evolution to reach a driver trapped for days in a ravine
Las Vegas firefighters did a thorough secondary search of the entire building after the fire
Medics and a technical rescue team faced a worker who had fallen, and rebar had penetrated his torso
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
