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.
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
Firefighters said none of the adults outside mentioned the baby, and instead asked them to save the dogs inside
Janesville firefighters had conducted a training exercise at the same complex the day before the fire
The behemoth apparatus has been used during significant events to help save lives
Search and rescue volunteers from the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council respond to wilderness misadventures
A pedestrian who was hit on the bridge over the Great Miami River admitted to paramedics he made a false report about someone jumping from the bridge into the water
The family of Dominic “Bama” Hunt, who died in a house fire in February, was present at the training as “part of the healing process”
Crews were assisted by off-duty firefighters, police officers and bystanders during the rescues
The Missoula technical rescue team used a high point pulley system to access the victim, who was buried up to his neck in the sand
Two critically injured employees needed to be rescued from inside the facility
Leadville/Lake County Fire Rescue Firefighter Alex Conlin braved extremely cold and dangerous conditions to save the man from the pit
The team spent an hour rescuing the water fowl after discovering the drain extended 30 feet below street level
A photo shows the man hanging from an emergency rope near the top of the building
Floyd Medical Center EMT Desiree Hartmann was speaking with dispatchers while following a wrong-way driver when she witnessed the head-on collision
Millvale Police Chief Tim Komoroski said a police officer rescued three people from the home
First responders performed dozens of swift water rescues following record rainfall in the Nashville area
St. George Island Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith drowned while attempting to rescue two people in August
A step-by-step plan for rescue operations on thin and unreliable ice rescue, focusing on minimalist rigging and rapid deployment
Several people were extricated from damaged homes as first responders conducted extensive search and rescue efforts
The woman was found naked and disheveled inside the 8-foot deep drain
The body of Spring Valley Firefighter Jared Lloyd was recovered from the partially collapsed facility overnight
One Spring Valley firefighter remains unaccounted for after a mayday call
Paramedics treated and resuscitated 26 more cats in what was called a “domesticated animal mass casualty incident”
First responders suffered smoke inhalation after pulling two residents from the burning home
Firefighters from the Penrhyn Engine & Hose Company VFD went to a county tax foreclosure auction to acquire the house, which has been abandoned for years
Firefighters also rescued two other children, ages 2 and 5
St. Matthews Firefighter Suguan Benjamin followed the smoke to what would later be an all-hands fire
The pickup was hanging from the bridge only by a set of “safety chains” attached to a camper trailer
Officials said the woman brandished two steak knives and threatened to kill the rescuers
The firefighters from two volunteer companies pulled a semi-conscious resident from the burning home
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