Search and Rescue
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More than 100 people were evacuated as firefighters worked to rescue people trapped in homes and vehicles
Deputy Chief George Healy was with his family on a trip to Disney World when he came across a car fire on Brooklyn’s Belt Parkway
Kern County deputies were trapped by fiery roadblocks after aiding evacuations; a fire engine crew rescued them after air support was blocked by smoke
The one-story, two-block-long flea market had vehicles parked on a deck that fell into the burning building
Gasoline leaked from the SUV into the store, causing a temporary evacuation
A tree on the tracks reportedly caused the train to derail, sending the lead car plunging into a creek
The puppy, Jake, was rescued from a fire with burns over 70 percent of his body; he is now the station mascot and is being trained to be an arson detection dog
A seven-day total could approach 20 inches of rain in Northern California and up to three inches in the southern end of the state
The men were killed after their car slammed into an apartment building and caught on fire
A 44-year-old man and his dog were killed in the blaze; the firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment
The firefighter fell through an addiction center’s roof to his waist; other firefighters rescued him by placing a ladder beneath him
Ryan Vale had been missing for a week; officials do not suspect foul play at this time
Rescuers freed the 87-year-old pilot who’s plane was stuck in tree branches 50-feet above ground.
After the first blast, 81 miners were rescued; a third blast Sunday killed those trapped and those attempting to rescue them
The man jumped from a second story window and instructed his wife to throw the children to him; the fire is suspected to have been caused by an electrical issue
The firefighter was rescued by helicopter to the hospital; initial reports suggest she was struck by a falling rock
An investigation started after Ryan Vahle did not show up for work or show up for scheduled meetings with friends
Crews were able to bring the workers into the building through a window; the operation took about an hour
Firefighters broke a window in an attempt to get to the woman; the car ran into an ambulance before they could stop it
He investigated brownish-yellow smoke and found a working fire; the upstairs was too involved for him to rescue the woman
When you’re wading into icy water to rescue a victim is not the time to wonder if you bought the best exposure suit
All three teens were transported to a hospital for treatment; the firefighter spent a night in the hospital but has since returned home to recover
Firefighters saved one resident from a second-floor apartment in a fire that displaced 30
Firefighters rappelled down a steep ravine to rescue a horse with a broken pelvis that was trapped for two days
They were pulling ceiling tiles when drywall fell on them; they were uninjured but one firefighter was unable to move
There were multiple fatalities, at least 40 injured and 70 taken to nearby fire departments for shelter
Volunteer firefighters fought the flames and used a wheelchair to get the woman out from her home
Crews were glad the department had invested in the training and equipment that made the rescues possible
Rescuers have freed more than 170 people from the high rise building; as many as 124 may still be trapped
Witnesses told first-arriving firefighters that someone was in the home; the victim was in the room of origin and likely dead before firefighters arrived
First responders were able to free the unresponsive man by pushing his vehicle away from the wall
The tree crashed into a couple’s home, killing the wife and pinning the man for more than three hours until he could be freed
Firefighters used ladders and cranes to free victims from a high-rise that was toppled by an earthquake in Taiwan