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.
Flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal’s remnants displaced over 60 people in central North Carolina, prompting more than 50 water rescues in Chapel Hill
With at least 82 dead and 41 still missing after catastrophic flooding in central Texas, officials warn of more life-threatening rain as search efforts continue
Authorities confirmed that Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Chief Michael Phillips was last seen attempting a rescue in Burnet County
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
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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
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