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.
The thermal imaging expert details how TICs can help firefighters be ‘intelligently aggressive’
Video shows Orange County firefighters rescuing an unresponsive woman from a Mission Viejo house fire
Two Portland construction workers helping a person and their dog escape a burning home after spotting smoke from across the street and calling 911
Body-worn-camera footage shows a Youngstown firefighter climbing down into the rubble to rescue a victim
An explosion inside a Youngstown building collapsed the first floor into the basement
Here’s how to avoid common vehicle rescue mistakes and get the most out of our extrication tools
Rip and blitz challenges: Use your cutter/spreader for car side removal extrication
The overcrowded club lacked the required exits, firewalls and fire alarms in the 1977 tragedy
Kansas City firefighters forced open doors inside the building and found an illegal apartment
Weekend storms caused destruction, power outages across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky
Rope rescue work used to save victim at Great Falls in Salisbury
Eric Linnenburger shares his insights on officer development, plus his own recent promotion from battalion to deputy chief
Firefighters from three departments are recognized for their quick work with CPR and an AED
Adair County Health System had set up a triage center at the Greenfield high school after much of town was destroyed
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
Firefighters in Waterford were initially dispatched for a person injured in a fall
Overland Park firefighters faced a worker buried up to his waist 15 feet below the ground
Kingston firefighters rescued two teens trapped inside the swing seats intended for small children
Teutopolis and Montrose firefighters were recognized for bravery during an anhydrous ammonia tanker crash
Identifying drone needs, building training program, and deploying on the incident scene
Officials report multiple injuries and damage in Portage and Kalamazoo
Veterinarians play a vital role in emergency situations, not only caring for the K-9 officers, but also tending to pets affected by disaster
First responders from four agencies rescued several people in an underground intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
DeKalb County firefighters faced occupants who jumped from windows during an apartment fire
Inside the intense rescue operation that earned Hilton Head Island (S.C.) Fire Rescue Truck 6 crewmembers the IAFC Ben Franklin Award of Valor
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Eight Spokane firefighters were inside when the roof of the US Bank building collapsed
First responders, surgical staff in Temple worked for over four hours to rescue people pinned inside their vehicle under the load
The construction worker was freed by DeKalb County Fire and Rescue after he became trapped in a trench collapse
New Albany firefighters did a window search into the second floor and found the victim under blankets in a bathroom
Miami firefighters found occupants above the boarded-up first-floor
Lake County Assistant Chief/Paramedic Matthew Haerter was on his way to Ariz. when a passenger lost consciousness
Catoosa County officials believe the man might have been trapped for more than a day
Understand the power of flowing a steep, straight and steady stream
