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 Brooklyn man died after falling from a second-floor window during a rescue above a Sunset Park deli fire
The overcrowded club lacked the required exits, firewalls and fire alarms in the 1977 tragedy
Two off-duty firefighters and local fishermen rushed to rescue three people trapped in a submerged car in Gloucester Harbor
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
5 people were injured, 3 critically, during a house fire in Pennsauken
Davenport city officials had received several complaints about needed repairs and maintenance from occupants of the six-story building
A worker at the Ephrata Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant fell 20-feet after the roof he was on gave out underneath him
Pennsylvania fire and EMS crews worked for an hour to free a worker’s hand
Charlotte Captain Jeff Bright talks about climbing above the 5-alarm fire to rescue the operator
Campbell firefighters were called out for a deer stuck in a dumpster at the waste water treatment plant
Escambia County Battalion Chief Curt Isakson said people get in dumpsters “to protect themselves from others”
This new course shares tactical considerations from research that can be employed to minimize occupant and firefighter exposures
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A partial failure of the crane system at a high-rise building caused the evacuation of a one-block radius
The crew of Parma Medic 3 rescued a trapped occupant during a basement fire
Firefighters rigged ropes to raise the severely injured man 150-feet from where he was trapped
Fire Chief Reggie Johnson and Communications Shift Supervisor David Bradshaw address the mayday call, fill-in response, and heroic acts amid loss of life
“I looked out the back window and 4-foot flames are going,” Sean Kearney said of discovering the blaze
Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said firefighters rescued 15 workers and had to call for help themselves during the construction site fire
The victim drives the rescue. Your crews’ capabilities dictate the operation.
The large response of first responders to the Charlotte construction site fire led officials to tell the public to not use 911 except in a true emergency
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the recipients showed “extraordinary valor” above and beyond the call of duty
Divers performed a grid search to locate the man on the floor of the bay