Search and Rescue
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Families and rescuers continue searching Camp Mystic, where 11 girls and a counselor remain missing
At least 51 people, including 15 children, are dead and 27 girls remain missing after a flash flood devastated Camp Mystic and surrounding areas in Kerr County
Dozens are missing after flash floods hit Texas Hill Country, triggering rescue efforts and scrutiny over warning systems
Doris Jagiello disappeared when a downpour struck a recently burned area
Rescuers lowered a South Walton Fire District firefighter-paramedic into the hole to treat the man’s injuries before he could be hoisted out
“We have all hands on deck,” fire spokesperson Chris Valenzuela said as the Mosquito Fire raged, storms were forecast and evacuation orders remained
After a chemical odor prompted a doggie daycare evacuation, Birmingham firefighters brought some pets down in the fire truck’s bucket
There’s no place for sweeping generalizations during go/no-go decisions on the fireground
It took Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority and the Renton Regional Fire Authority firefighters nearly eight hours to recover the man’s body
Using an app that shares GPS coordinates, Deerfield firefighters were directed to the injured man’s location
After the driver’s own vehicle overturned and ejected him onto an Interstate 75 overpass, he leaped over a concrete barrier and into deep water
The Evansville Fire Department Training Division suddenly found itself with two high-rise buildings at its disposal for countless training evolutions
Three members from Colerain Township, Ohio, were nominated for their “incredible bravery and perseverance” during a swiftwater rescue
Three Colerain Township firefighters are recognized for their brave actions during a swiftwater rescue
McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
Hamilton Township’s Henry Roldan said a neighbor fled the home without help and that he made sure no one was left inside
Among the many, many acronyms used by firefighters, two stand out as critical to an efficient and successful response; learn more and test your knowledge
San Antonio firefighters found the man “trapped inside a train car by materials shifting inside the car, pinning his foot,” a department spokesperson said
The hunter fired a gun to summon nearby hunters for help in the Los Padres National Forest
About 10 people gathered around the vehicle’s bumper and worked together, according to the El Paso Fire Department
Fire Chief Chris Wright and Firefighter Tyler Crews were awarded with the Medal of Valor, the highest award given by Vance County Fire Department
Lexington crews worked with firefighters from other departments to check more than 4,459 structures
Pasco County Fire Rescue said the Loomis truck hit the woman as she was walking across a parking lot and pinned her
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS
During efforts to control the blaze, the building collapsed and trapped multiple firefighters; some firefighters suffered heat-related injuries
Orange County Battalion Chief Michael Morganstern said crewmembers gave the girl pain medication while disassembling the mechanism
The Lexington Fire Department deployed crews, two boats and its mobile ambulance bus
Two firefighters had been trapped; one escaped on his own, and crewmembers worked for nearly an hour to free the other
In one rescue, firefighters carried six children to safety from a daycare at Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church, where 15 children and three adults were trapped
Firefighters rescued people from flooded homes and saved people and dogs in a swift water rescue on the Gauley River
While there were no reports of injuries, the damage from the downpour and flooding was widespread
The victims, according to police, were stuck in waist-deep mud and were exhausted
Before Lafayette firefighters and EMS crews arrived, Nick Bostic saw the flames while driving, stopped and ran inside
