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.
The documentary explores how warnings were ignored, leading to a deadly implosion that sparked a multi-agency international search and rescue effort
With state fire deaths above average, the Clayton Fire Department is joining the Firefighter Rescue Survey to help improve rescue tactics through shared real-world data
FDNY Firefighter Michael Kotzo will receive the department’s top honor for his heroic rope rescue during a Harlem blaze, one of three at the same fire
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
Aurora firefighters found the victim and heavy fire in the basement of the home
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First responders found the workers trapped under a fallen wall at the site in Bedford
West Metro firefighters said the Lakewood structure was being used by homeless people as a shelter
Orange County Fire Authority Probationary Dispatcher Chris Carvalho had only been on the job for three months
Crews worked to clear mud, dig roads and deal with flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary
Firefighters found three children unconscious inside one of two fires in Brooklyn
Colorado Springs firefighters now have a 24-hour drone service to assist with fireground operations and search and rescue
The three members of the Hilton Head (S.C.) Fire Rescue were honored for a heroic save at a structure fire amid deteriorating conditions
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina