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
Hours earlier, a probationary D.C. Fire and EMS firefighter rescued a woman from an apartment fire
Kansas City firefighters removed the individuals from the building, which was supposed to be vacant, according to a fire department official
The teenager was found 100 feet above Raven Cliff Falls, resulting in “dangerous terrain and extreme technicality,” according to White County Fire Services
A department helicopter hoisted victims up to waiting rescue vehicles
The research aims to increase firefighter efficiency and effectiveness in single-story, single-family homes
The soldier became caught about 100 feet up in a tree over American Lake Veterans Golf Course
Trooper Robert Stawicki and a deputy dragged the 13-year-old out of the house as melting shingles dripped on them
A Needham firefighter managed to grab the teen who had been clinging to tree limb in the water
Members of the Gaffney City Fire Department performed a technical rescue successfully in about half an hour, and EMS providers transported the injured boy
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
Approximately 100 members of Boston Fire, plus Boston EMS crews and a surgical team, responded to the collapse and rescued three victims
Members of the Syracuse Fire Department said the person was without a rope or a partner and became stuck about 80 feet up
The firefighter was trapped for a minute after a wall collapsed, but rescued by crewmembers
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