Technical Rescue
The FireRescue1 Technical Rescue resource page offers news related to technical rescue incidents as well as expert analysis focused on detailing tech rescue skills for beginner- and advanced-level skills.
One worker had been critically injured after coming in contact with a high-voltage power line while at the top of the tower in Burleson
Rescuers used a rope system to lower an injured worker from a 92-foot water tower
First responders worked 60 feet above the ground, inside a grain silo in Boyceville to free a person trapped by a sweep auger
Greenville County Emergency Management first responders finished training for a water rescue only to immediately use those skills in a real-life situation
Crews used an aerial to reach riders stranded on the Wave Breaker ride
Firefighters swam to the vehicle, which was almost completely submerged and were able to pull the woman, unresponsive and without a pulse, from the backseat
Members of the agency’s Special Operations HAZMAT Heavy Rescue 1 and Technical Rescue Team Heavy Rescue 2 teams assisted the 40-year-old horse known as Buddy Bear
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FDNY Firefighter Brian Quinn rappelled down to the woman from a roof-rope secured by a Halligan tool
A rescue team used a 100-foot line to save the two firefighters, who who were trapped in heavy brush on a ridge line
First responders said they have had to slowly navigate large apparatus around the potholes to respond to many emergencies at the park’s pond and cliff-hiking area
The plane’s occupants survived; fire crews placed containment boom to capture fuel in water
Firefighter spent about 30 minutes removing the man from the drain at an industrial park
In this episode, host Marc Bashoor speaks with Division Chief Kent Davis about an alarming incident during recent protests as well as the department’s use of Police Assist Companies
The Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District will soon begin billing people or their insurance companies when firefighters respond to vehicle fires, crashes, water rescues, hazmat calls and other rescue events
Firefighters worked underwater in order to remove the propeller
Video shows techniques that rely on common equipment, resources available at departments; no fancy gizmos required
Eldon Jamison, 71, of Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad, died Tuesday while searching for a hiker who had fallen into the water near Whitewater Falls
Industry experts discuss the pandemic’s effect on rescue training and equipment manufacturing
The teen’s aunt captured the rescue in photos and video after her niece got stuck during a game of hide-and-seek
Chesapeake Firefighter Justin Beazley rappelled off the side of a bridge to rescue the driver of the tractor-trailer
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St. Paul firefighters rappelled down the cliff to rescue the stranded man
Firefighters were at the scene of a crash when the semi-truck struck and damaged their vehicle
Miami-Dade Firefighter David Gonzalez was airlifted to a trauma center following a “long fall”
Firefighters set up a rope system to hoist the large dog to safety
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The contractor became trapped and had to be lowered from a tower by fire crews
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