Swift Water Rescue
The Category 3 storm struck an area still dealing with damage from Hurricane Ian last year
Friendship Fire Company Diving-Rescue Unit recently completed search and rescue training with two new drones
SAR crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable
A Needham firefighter managed to grab the teen who had been clinging to tree limb in the water
John Dean Forbush, 24, served with the Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department for four years
First responders brought both the two to shore in a rescue boat, then an EMS crew transported them to Akron Children’s Hospital
Video: Coast Guard, plus 9 fire, EMS agencies respond near the eastern shore boundary of Virginia and Maryland
“While the desire to help is understandable, this type of action is extremely dangerous,” the LAFD wrote in a news release
Anne Arundel County FD Fireboat 41 started taking on water amid heavy winds along Chesapeake Bay
Fireboat Station No. 35’s unusual structure is designed to withstand earthquakes and changing sea levels
The team was conducting a drill and filming a volunteer recruitment video when a car drove off the marina parking lot
Three other firefighters and the boaters in distress survived
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service crewmembers have made at least 16 water rescues
The newly released footage shows the work of first responders during last week’s severe storm from the remnants of Hurricane Ida
Storm remnants from Hurricane Ida caused torrential rain, flooding and tornadoes in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
The Guymon Fire Department has three boats, specialized suits and equipment for water rescues
“This team has faced a range of disasters and is now prepared to help people who are threatened by Hurricane Ida,” said NYC Emergency Management Commissioner John Scrivani
The town of McEwen was pummeled with about 17 inches of rain in less than a day, prompting water rescues, road closures and communications disruptions
The Duluth Fire Department issued a swimming warning for Lake Superior due to a high risk of rip currents after rescuing a woman who was pulled 200 yards from shore
Rensselaer (N.Y.) Fire Chief Dallas Denny will be recognized for his recent actions to save five kids stranded in a river
“It just goes to show that water rescue is important,” Fly Creek Fire Department 1st Assistant Chief Jess Lanza said
William “Bill” Smith, 57, entered the water with a fellow sheriff’s deputy to assist the swimmers, but was unable to make it and drowned during the rescue attempt
An off-duty Atlantic City firefighter was among the rescuers who aided the children struggling in choppy waters
Just north of San Francisco’s Bay Bridge, the new Fireboat Station No. 35 will serve the city with its three fireboats and rescue watercraft
At least eight people were injured in the crash that left one vehicle hanging off the side of a bridge
Rescuers pulled seven people from the water and rescued one from a cliff after the boat broke apart
A pedestrian who was hit on the bridge over the Great Miami River admitted to paramedics he made a false report about someone jumping from the bridge into the water
First responders performed dozens of swift water rescues following record rainfall in the Nashville area
St. George Island Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith drowned while attempting to rescue two people in August
Officials said the woman brandished two steak knives and threatened to kill the rescuers
A state of emergency was declared in Kentucky following heavy thunderstorms in parts of Appalachia
Police bodycam video shows Tarrytown first responders jumping into the Hudson River
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