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.
Chattanooga firefighters performed a high-angle rescue to safely lower an injured HVAC worker from the roof of a senior living facility
Dramatic video shows masts snapping as sailors dangled from harnesses when a Mexican navy ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge
Severe flash flooding across western Maryland prompts rescues from cars, houses, schools and businesses
Leadville/Lake County Fire Rescue Firefighter Alex Conlin braved extremely cold and dangerous conditions to save the man from the pit
The team spent an hour rescuing the water fowl after discovering the drain extended 30 feet below street level
A step-by-step plan for rescue operations on thin and unreliable ice rescue, focusing on minimalist rigging and rapid deployment
The woman was found naked and disheveled inside the 8-foot deep drain
The pickup was hanging from the bridge only by a set of “safety chains” attached to a camper trailer
With origins in warfare, pike poles and hooks evolved to serve a variety of functions, including modern firefighting
Fire/EMS officials called in a team of surgeons to perform the rare field amputation after a tree fell on the victim’s house, trapping his leg
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
