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.
Chicago’s new fireground SOP is a reminder for departments to review command roles, operational readiness and compliance before a critical incident forces change
Former Flint Fire Chief Raymond Barton claims he was fired for refusing to alter findings after a house fire where firefighters allegedly failed to search a room where two children later died
Former IAFC president Bill Killen reflects on his time as one of the original members of an exclusive firefighting team tasked with high-risk missions
Bantam and Litchfield FFs used a wheeled stretcher to move the dog out of the Mount Tom State Park
Two workers were assessing the roof of the abandoned Blairsville school when it collapsed and they fell three stores
Lockport fire officials release new details of the rescue effort following a tour boat’s capsize
Everyone was out of the building but when Mobile firefighters arrived, they were told “Ginger” was still inside
Rescue workers breached the wall to the cave with a sledgehammer before shimmying through the hole to help rescue people inside
Firefighters used a tow truck rotator and ladder tower to rescue two people hanging over the side of the interstate
USFS Firefighter JT Sohr used his rafting gear to save a 91-year-old man trapped inside his car
“He would give his life for anyone": Neighbors in the Brooklyn community are shocked over the death of Firefighter Mark Batista
The patient left the McLaren Macomb Hospital, fully disrobed and swam across the Clinton River, then climbed the tower
Eight medals were awarded to firefighters for their teamwork and bravery during the November 2022 incident
Three workers were pinned when the 6-foot-high, 40-foot-long wall collapsed near a trench where they were working
Common questions about when firefighters in bunker gear and SCBA can make a save and when to wait for the hazmat team
Fire in the Metro Richmond Zoo’s workshop quickly spread to the animal hospital and feed storage room
Polk County firefighters cut through the trailer’s wall to rescue a man trapped in the bathroom
Fire officials had been to the Davenport apartment building a day before the collapse for a 911 call about a partial collapse
The simulations at the site in Lincoln tested the team’s abilities in concrete breaching, breaking, shoring, lifting and rigging
The Century III Mall in West Mifflin has been the site of recent fires
Branden Colvin Sr.'s body was found a day after authorities in Davenport switched from search to recovery operations
Clinton Township firefighters quickly found the two unconscious victims as the trailer was heavily involved in fire
New Haven firefighters pulled several people from the debris following the partial collapse of a one-story building under construction
Brockton firefighters rescued residents trapped in a rear yard as the fire burned two homes
Chesterfield firefighter David Hart was resuscitated by other firefighters after suffering his 8th heart attack
Five Montgomery firefighters were burned, two critically, while searching for people trapped in a house fire in May
The concrete lid he was standing on crumbled sending the youngster 20-feet down into the water
Firefighters found the children in a back bedroom during a search
West Pierce Fire Rescue Captain Chris Pfaff called 911 after noticing the fire and began knocking on doors
“We were expecting the worst but no one’s injured,” Police Chief James White said
Rescuers worked for hours removing Quanishia White-Berry’s left leg above the knee
Davenport officials announced plans to demolish the unstable building even though two people may be trapped in the rubble
Firefighters had to cut through four courses of brick and one-eighth-inch steel to rescue the teen
