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.
Colorado Task Force 1 members had successfully located a woman who had been missing for several days in McDowell County
Crown Point Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Cusack deployed with Indiana Task Force 1 to Florida and North Carolina
Search teams and volunteers continue to search through storm damage as states slowly recover
The victim said he didn’t understand how an ocean-front city is without water rescue capabilities
The bird fell from its nest and was returned to its perch by firefighters
After the rescue, the woman was immediately arrested on an outstanding warrant
All of the dogs made it out safely thanks to the efforts of dozens of firefighters
The injured firefighter was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor burns
After three hours, responders and the man’s family finally coaxed him down
The officer’s body camera filmed the rescue of the boy, who was not injured
Bystanders witnessed 165 “panting pigs” in an abandoned trailer
One of the children was listed in critical condition and the other was listed in serious condition with life-threatening injuries
Search and rescue teams were unable to find the kayaker
More than 200 experienced searchers spent nearly a day combing the woods searching for the child
When firefighters arrived smoke was pouring from the side of the two-story house
It took a fire department crew about 17 minutes to disentangle her arm from the machine
Firefighters used rafts to rescue elderly residents from low-lying homes
The woman had to be cut out of the car as it filled with water
The child, who was strapped in a car seat, appeared to be confused and disoriented
Trench-rescue training evolutions don’t accurately reflect real scenarios; here’s a look at how to overcome some of those gaps
The owl had one claw tangled in a tarp and it was unable to fly
Firefighters helped them out of the vehicle that was turned on its side in the water
A 7-year-old’s note on a balloon to his mom on Mother’s Day got stuck in a tree; firefighters helped retrieve the special message
Captain Jeff Frye and Mike Anderson saved eight people who had been thrown from their raft into the water
Investigators determined that three road workers died accidentally in a storm drain filled with poisonous gases earlier this year
The last rider was taken off three hours later by firefighters using ladder trucks
The firefighters rounded up the babies and reunited them with the hen
Rescue crews attempted to break the suction that was pulling Kiersa down, but didn’t succeed
Jared Thorpe was running errands when his scanner alerted him about two people trapped in a burning house
Firefighter Jeff Beach used his belt as a tourniquet to stop the woman’s bleeding
Officials plan to use the drone for post-storm damage assessment and search and rescue
A firefighter was lowered into the hole to retrieve the dog
Thalia Rodriguez was on her way to do a ridealong at a fire station when she saw a man bleeding along the roadside next to a crashed motorcycle
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