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.
Firefighters from Marine 4 pulled victims from the water near Hart Island while Marine 6 knocked down the blaze
A drone can be a tremendous tool for managing risks while units are en route to calls for service
The documentary explores how warnings were ignored, leading to a deadly implosion that sparked a multi-agency international search and rescue effort
Battalion Chief Adam Crispen said firefighters rescued a woman in a wheelchair while facing rapid fire extension in the Nob Hill apartment building
With thermal imaging, live video, and supply drop capabilities, the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s drone program is transforming search-and-rescue operations
Body-worn camera footage shows fire erupting from a second-story window just before the roof gives way, briefly trapping a Christopher firefighter
Farmington Hills police officers arrived to find fire showing from the house and reports of people trapped inside
Occupants were trying to jump from windows when Detroit firefighters arrived at the early-morning explosion
Detailing USAR team capabilities and how deployment takes shape
Video showed 16-year-old Tyler Sowden climbing a ladder to rescue a mother and her three children in a house fire
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Two people died and six others were hospitalized after an early morning fire broke out at a Centennial assisted-living facility
The thermal imaging expert details how TICs can help firefighters be ‘intelligently aggressive’
Video shows Orange County firefighters rescuing an unresponsive woman from a Mission Viejo house fire
Two Portland construction workers helping a person and their dog escape a burning home after spotting smoke from across the street and calling 911
Waterbury firefighters say they were met with unusual conditions and a disturbing scene while rescuing a man held captive in a locked, fire-damaged room within a home
Prince George’s County firefighters faced fire on two floors of the three-story garden apartment
Allentown firefighters rescued a trapped resident during a three-alarm rowhome fire that extended into other homes
The $1 million custom rig includes dedicated space for command and research functions
Waterbury firefighters rescued a 32-year-old man who set fire to his room in a desperate escape from a home, where he had been held captive for 20 years since the age of 11
Nebraska Task Force 1, a highly trained urban search and rescue team, recently welcomed 13 new recruits
Anchorage firefighters were on the scene in Spenard for two days extinguishing hot spots
Porterville Captain Raymond Figueroa and Firefighter Patrick Jones died in 2020 after becoming disoriented while searching for a civilian
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said there have been 1,000 rescues across the state since the storms began on Feb. 15
An off-duty firefighter suddenly collapsed during basketball practice with other firefighters
As a fire engulfed her home, she made a desperate 911 call: “Oh God, I can’t get up and can’t breathe. Hurry up.”
Sacramento firefighters found the bodies during a secondary search after facing heavy fire and smoke conditions on arrival
A Volusia County firefighter made a daring leap onto a runaway boat to rescue an unconscious man as the vessel spun out of control on a lake near De Leon Springs
“I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody told me there were 20 to 30 people permanently residing in the building at that time,” West Metro District Chief Sean O’Hara said
San Bernardino’s increased staffing of four firefighters per truck plus an added medic squad proved crucial in the swift rescue of a young girl trapped in a burning home
Maplewood firefighters saved two unconscious young children trapped inside a Vadnais Heights house fire
Incident command challenges are heightened in a region replete with jurisdictional anomalies
Grand Rapids Fire Chief Brad Brown described firefighters hearing the children screaming from inside the house, saying it “will live on in our heads for the rest of our lives”
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