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.
Greeley firefighters used a ladder, rope and pike pole to rescue a man wedged between a church wall and a dumpster alcove
FDNY fire and EMS personnel had to breach walls to access and rescue the trapped worker
Detailing the new standard’s potential impact on the fire service
Inspired by technology used by the Paris Fire Brigade during the 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral fire, the LAFD recently took ownership of their own firefighting robot
Stamford firefighters raced to lift a man and woman from the truck, which was submerged 40 feet off shore and surrounded by broken ice
Several departments answered the call by responding with rescue teams, equipment and other gear needed to protect both first responders on site and the rescue victim
Video shows FDNY crews using ground ladders instead of aerial to rescue people from burning building
FD: Two workers who were trapped on dangling scaffolding were rescued through a window
All companies should carry a rescue rope for emergency situations for themselves or victims in need of a quick save
Starr County Sheriff Rene Fuentes credited more than two-dozen entities with assisting in the harrowing rescue effort
When it comes to hands-on training, what do you look forward to the most? Live-fire evolutions? Aspects of technical rescue scenarios?
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
Detailing primary and secondary search techniques and various methods of rescue
Apparent disagreements over training, funding and lack of recognition for volunteers led to the change
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
Part 3 – Outlining the roles and responsibilities of each part of the response effort
Four steps to help your team develop a sound confined space rescue plan
St. Paul firefighters rappelled down the cliff to rescue the stranded man
