Search and Rescue
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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said several people were trapped underneath rubble and in overturned vehicles
Task force team members spend long days searching the debris and collapsed buildings in the western part of North Carolina
The Charlotte SouthPark fire report highlights improvements in several areas, including the hiring of more inspectors and enhanced firefighter survival training
The El Paso Fire Department water rescue team recovered the bodies of a teenage boy and girl and an adult woman
The plane crashed and burned just moments after takeoff, but the pilot escaped serious injury
Anthony Batiato and Kasandra Catlett were on their way to watch a movie when they spotted the house on fire
The pilot tried to take off from the East River, but on the third attempt the plane hit the water and the aircraft was damaged
The man was throwing out trash at an apartment building when he thought he dropped his cellphone in the chute
The victims were taken to area hospitals with severe burns before being airlifted for treatment
A helicopter helped hoist some of them out of the area, while others were assisted by firefighters on the ground
Match the parameters of your water rescue with the appropriate shore-based rigging or deployment of motorized watercraft
The man apparently was trying to take a short-cut through the locked park after getting out of a cab
The partnership aims to reinforce the use of a smartphone app to connect nearby CPR-trained citizens and off-duty responders with people in cardiac arrest
Nine people went to the hospital after a driver going the wrong way crashed into a minivan
Rescue crews punched through a wall and debris to save the woman who was trapped underneath debris in her apartment
The driver was taken to a hospital; his condition wasn’t immediately known
It took about 45 minutes to extract the woman from the debris; she was taken to a hospital with serious injuries
The man reportedly doused himself with gas during an argument; three other people were also in the house
The rescue was the first time James Dowdell had ever lowered into an elevator shaft, but he had practiced several times
Firefighters said in a tweet that up to eight people may be buried in the rubble
There’s no word yet if anyone was injured or how they ended up in the water
Fire crews initiated a full water rescue, sending a boat and helicopter as well as ground crews to the scene
John Meffert was driving when part of the plane hit his car as it crashed on the freeway
Officials said the workers’ bucket was more than 120 feet high when it got stuck due to malfunctioning equipment
Tuanika Brown carried the crying baby to safety and checked on his mom amidst the chaos
One of the woman’s legs was fully pinned and the other was partially pinned under the vehicle
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the emergency braking system on the train triggered, but it was unclear why
Video shows a heavy duty wrecker lifting the van out of the gap; the driver was not hurt
Rope rescue teams need to utilize improved and safer technologies for attaching the attendant to the litter and belaying a live load
Officials said the technology could help them track down missing hikers, gauge the risks in burning buildings and search confined spaces
Officials said the swimmer was overcome by a strong current about halfway across the river
Hunter Kline revived a man with CPR at a local establishment
More than 200 firefighters worked through the night and parts of the building were still seen as being unsafe
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