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.
Helmet-cam video shows a Granbury firefighter rescuing a child from the second floor of a burning apartment
St. Paul firefighters Jacob Ryks and Mason Conlin were honored for their bravery in one of the most devastating fires in the city’s history
The priorities we address or fail to address in those first few moments guide the direction of the scene for the duration of the call
Nicholas Arens, 38, was subsequently airlifted from the accident scene by Life Link helicopter to the Hennepin County Medical Center
Officials said the trapped man was servicing the tractor-trailer’s refrigeration unit when another person attempted to move the truck — unaware that the man was there
A rescue operation at Shaver Lake during a fierce winter storm turned into an all-day saga for a stranded couple and group of deputies
The responders threw the boy a rescue disc on a rope, which was used to pull him to the surface of the icy pond and hoist him onto dry land
Deputy Justin Ball and Cpl. Jeffrey Brown rescued Maria Logan, 94, before Ball was transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation
Be efficient and focus on the priorities, and keeping patients, bystanders and your crew safe while planning an extrication
The marble piece is a gift to the station after a rescuer there pulled artist Eric Waller and a friend from a car wreck in June 2012
When the first crew arrived and found out there were still two kids inside, a firefighter went in through a window and started handing children to a teammate
Houston responders rescued a man who fell into the open manhole as he was walking
Three people who had been missing for days were found inside Elk Run Coal’s Rock House Powellton mine
A would-be burglar had to be rescued from the grease vent of a vacant Chinese restaurant after being trapped for two days
Firefighters rescued three people whose sedan stalled in tidal waters after their GPS took them to the village’s Long Beach, rather than the City of Long Beach
Fort Worth Fire Department Capt. Bobby Washington Jr. and his crew were honored for rescuing 4-year-old Jullius from a bedroom of a burning home
Identify the potential hazards and seat design if seat removal will benefit your victims or increase access
Use the following drills to train firefighters in emergency rescue breathing when deployed with the rapid intervention team
Two helicopters and at least one rescue boat were launched to investigate a report of about a dozen people struggling in the ocean near the U.S.-Mexico border
Use the tools, props and scenario described here to train your firefighters in effective forcible entry
Firefighters said it was “miraculous” that John Lundahl survived the unusually large explosion
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters were in the right place at the right time and took four children and three adults off a power boat
The Camp Fire death toll climbed to 81 after the remains of two more people were found, authorities said
Los Angeles fire officials paused their work dropping water on the Woolsey Fire to rescue three people and two dogs who were stuck in a remote area
As the scope of a deadly Northern California wildfire set in, the sheriff said more than 450 people had now been assigned to comb through the charred remains
Police said Osvaldo Madrigal is responsible for setting two fires within 50 minutes of one another
Firefighters caught a 2 1/2-year-old and 9-month-old who were “tossed” by their father from a second story balcony into waiting arms below
Firefighters first helped a man and his dog escape a house fire, and then went across the street to help deliver a baby girl
The unnamed veteran fire captain was already halfway through the roof as his colleagues “put their own safety … to the side” and rescued him
Paramedics and firefighters were able to wrestle the man to the ground, and they were forced to administer a sedative to calm him
Firefighters created a makeshift catwalk using ladders to help a man who began sinking into a large mud patch while deer hunting
Firefighter Brian Mauder, a 30-year veteran of the Ellisville Fire Department, was transported to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery
Helmet cam footage shows firefighters saving a man they found trapped underneath the abandoned building’s foundation
