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.
Fresno firefighters rescued an 89-year-old woman in critical condition and treated a police officer for smoke inhalation after a blaze in the 500 block of North Fulton Street
A Newport News firefighter fell partially through the roof at a Phoebus fire, where crews rescued one person still inside
Helmet cam footage captures rescues from the third floor at the rear of a Wyoming apartment building
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
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
