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.
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
Oleg Klepach discussed his search-and-rescue work with the nonprofit organization Project Joint Guardian
Follow these steps to define roles, identify and mitigate hazards, and work toward the best possible patient outcome
“I really didn’t catch them, just tried to break their fall, but I went for it,” said Warrensburg Fire Protection Chief Keith Hackl
Orange County Fire Rescue crewmembers rescued the tot’s mother and grandmother
The Syracuse Fire Department recruit who helped evacuate residents before crews arrived will graduate from the training academy on May 20
Fire Chief Richard Kelley performed rescue and recovery operations, and Police Chief Wade Gourley served as an honor guard for many victims’ funerals
Greg Zimmerman and 11 other U.S. firefighters with Project Joint Guardian have been focused on Kyiv
After a reset effort did not work, they performed a high-angle rope rescue
The first step is often the hardest, namely due to issues with maintaining control over the movements and protecting the gear
Police officers — including some who were off-duty — assisted the Whitehall Township Bureau of Fire
The puppy perked up and wagged its tail after a bath, food and water from Sacramento firefighter and dog person Mike Thawley
CAL-FIRE, Mercy Ambulance and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office crewmembers rescued the two, pulling them up the embankment
Police continue to investigate and have identified a person of interest
The Dimmit County responders found 2 at first but eventually got all the pups back to their mother
The two men were working at a new condo tower when the platform went askew
The boy was conscious but in distress in a 20-acre pond south of Boston
Video: Coast Guard, plus 9 fire, EMS agencies respond near the eastern shore boundary of Virginia and Maryland
“While the desire to help is understandable, this type of action is extremely dangerous,” the LAFD wrote in a news release
EMS providers treated the firefighter on site, and crews from multiple counties assisted in putting out the fire
Anne Arundel County FD Fireboat 41 started taking on water amid heavy winds along Chesapeake Bay
Greenwich firefighter Doug Howley assisted before Waterbury firefighters could arrive, winning public praise from the mayor
A man was trapped in an overturned tractor-trailer carrying raw chicken
The person dropped from a fenced area near the Sacramento River, but responders found him in stable condition and transported him to a hospital
The woman fell when the sidewalk grate beneath her collapsed
After a tornado tore through Mayfield, fire crews searched for survivors, evacuated the local jail, and mourned a friend
First responders were able to access a girl with muscular dystrophy from inside the crumbled home
A team of four Contra Costa County FPD firefighters entered a maze of storm drains to extricate a man from a 16-inch pipe
The Weather Channel released footage of a tornado that appeared to touch down in a New Orleans suburb and would later cross the Mississippi River
It’s vital to identify your capacity, who can help when needed, and what equipment is limited
This week’s photo is part of a slideshow showcasing the heroic actions of Ukrainian firefighters as their country remains under attack from Russian forces