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.
Lieutenant John Vanderstar and Firefighter Brendan Gaffney were awarded the Medal of Valor for rescuing occupants in two separate fires
Body-worn camera footage shows Portland firefighters and police officers working save a woman trapped in her burning vehicle
Three Vancouver firefighters were injured after a downed power line caused several fires
Granite Shoals Firefighter-EMT Dustin Short sustained lung injuries after going into a burning building to save a trapped victim
North Patchogue Firefighters Justin Owen and Steven Welsh managed to pull the 12-year-old out of the water at Smith Point Beach
Firefighters managed to pull the workers through two windows after a scaffold malfunction left them stranded
The plane’s occupants survived; fire crews placed containment boom to capture fuel in water
Firefighter Richard Ziegler, 83, rescued 12 people from the wreckage of Mohawk Airlines Flight 121
Firefighter spent about 30 minutes removing the man from the drain at an industrial park
Broward County Firefighter-Paramedic James Von Minden disappeared after a single-vehicle crash on Friday
Officials say Iaeger Firefighter Russell Roberson began feeling sick while trying to stop someone from reentering the burning home
Crews detail a dramatic rescue of two individuals trapped in a ranch-style home
One firefighter was overcome by smoke while ascending an interior stairwell; the other was rescued via a fifth-floor window
K-9 Officer Jonathan Wiese used a 100-foot leash to lower himself down the cliff and rescue the father and 2-year-old twins from the water
Doug Haney read a thank you letter to the fire-rescue and medical flight crews that saved him after the four-vehicle crash
Greenville Firefighter Gary Cox Jr., 24, drowned while on a boating trip with other off-duty firefighters Sunday
A search for remains was ongoing as of Monday morning; the firefighter is assumed to have drowned after going under the water and not resurfacing
The woman was found hiding in a closet in her home after dozens of rescue personnel searched for her
In this episode, host Marc Bashoor speaks with Division Chief Kent Davis about an alarming incident during recent protests as well as the department’s use of Police Assist Companies
Snohomish County and North County Firefighter Marcus Carroll, 24, had gone missing while hiking on Saturday
During an emotional news conference, Chief Will Smith described how officers had to force their way through a crowd to clear a path for the fire department
The Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District will soon begin billing people or their insurance companies when firefighters respond to vehicle fires, crashes, water rescues, hazmat calls and other rescue events
Floodwaters rose after the breach of a trouble dam on the Tittabawassee River; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called the major flooding “a historic event”
The drone was launched after firefighters on shore were unable to see the stranded man in the darkness
Firefighters worked underwater in order to remove the propeller
The blaze at a waterfront home killed one resident and injured two firefighters who tried to rescue her
One child suffered smoke inhalation and several trapped tenants were rescued in the blaze at a four-story apartment building
Officials say the firefighter was rescued after the ceiling of the house collapsed on him
Video shows techniques that rely on common equipment, resources available at departments; no fancy gizmos required
One firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his knees and another suffered an eye injury
Eldon Jamison, 71, of Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad, died Tuesday while searching for a hiker who had fallen into the water near Whitewater Falls
Atlanta Fire Capt. Danny Dwyer spoke publicly for the first time about his suspension, revealing that he has accepted a position with another department
