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.
A U.S. Coast Guard investigation found Newark firefighters searching for two missing colleagues aboard a burning cargo ship in 2023 never deployed available Pak-Tracker devices that could have helped locate them
With the right training and direction, rapid intervention should never be a dull assignment
Crews rescued residents from upper floors as a fast-moving fire injured dozens and drew mutual aid from Orange, Bloomfield, Montclair, Irvington, Millburn and West Orange
One of two people seriously injured had jumped from the third floor to escape the fire
Firefighters scoured the debris using buckets, power tools and heavy equipment to ensure no one was trapped
Firefighters were lowered about 100 yards down the embankment, where they removed the man from the wrecked vehicle
The man was rescued 4 miles from where he first called rescuers and spent over an hour in the water, Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue said
McLane Black Lake FD firefighters helped children off the bus and carried them through the water to a second school bus that was called in
First responders went beyond the call of duty, pulling animals from sinkholes, frozen ponds and bear dens
“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
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
