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.
Former IAFC president Bill Killen reflects on his time as one of the original members of an exclusive firefighting team tasked with high-risk missions
Chief Bill Killen – surviving member of the original Apollo rescue team and former IAFC president – details the history of these unique teams
Video captures a dramatic rescue when an explosion and fire at a Cleveland apartment injured five people
Two occupants were also transported to the hospital as a result of the fire
Captain Ronnie Metcalf was treated by EMS for burns before being airlifted to a hospital
Vancouver firefighters used wooden blocks to support the bus as they lifted it off the boy using hydraulic struts
Divers from multiple agencies are using sonar and infrared technology in the search for survivors
Six people who were part of a construction crew filling potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge are missing
Vancouver firefighters positioned Engine 1 beneath the man to lessen his fall, which came as the man attempted to rest his feet on a second line
Firefighters rescued the brothers from a burning fifth-floor apartment in Harlem
Neighbors told Hayward firefighters that the owners were out of the country
The plane landed in trees in a heavily wooded area; despite the challenging terrain, the Shelter Cove FD, supported by mutual aid, successfully rescued two adults and a 2-year-old girl
The horse was in a “tight” area, making for “a challenging rescue” that included a number of different approaches Orange County Fire Authority said
Surveillance video from the Tempe FD shows a vehicle speeding through the parking lot, nearly hitting multiple firefighters
Captain Mark Baranko was returning home from the store when he came across the house fire
With the stairs set ablaze by the burning battery, residents in the four-story building had to scale down the fire escape, FDNY said
Troy Firefighter James Bertolino was on a flight to Mexico when a passenger experienced chest pain
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
Truckee Meadows Firefighter-Paramedic Alex Hughes and Captain Greg Lompa on the harrowing call involving the “Avengers” actor
Louisville Firefighter Bryce Carden credits teamwork in the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge rescue
Racine firefighters rescued two children during an early-morning house fire
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
An 8-year-old boy died and two people were injured during an early-morning fire
Fire on the first floor trapped one occupant and forced another to jump from a window in Buffalo
The city has seen hundreds of fires linked to the Li-ion batteries that power electric bikes and scooters in the last few years
Fire companies in Harlem faced several occupants hanging from windows and jumping from upper floors
EMS personnel performed CPR and were able to resuscitate the Kingston firefighter
San Diego firefighters saw smoke showing from the second floor of the Midway District gym when they arrived
Fremont becomes the first city to implement a drone as first responder program in both its police and fire departments
Texas City firefighters responded to an apartment fire and a report of people trapped inside
An occupant who jumped from the fourth floor was one of several people injured during a two-alarm South Shore high-rise fire
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
Several people were injured, rescued as fire tore through a house in Queens
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