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.
Winds were blowing about 15 mph during the rescue; no one was injured
While no one technique is suited for every extrication situation, one method is far better most of the time
Stranded victims are at high risk of suspension trauma, which can be fatal in as little as 30 minutes
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A roof failure triggered a progressive collapse across all seven levels of a parking garage under construction, officials said, as crews work to safely search the unstable structure
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A floor collapse at a wedding venue in Tamworth injured six people and sent about 70 guests into the basement
A Providence firefighter was seriously injured after a 10-foot fall while responding to a power outage that trapped residents in an elevator
Two Longview firefighters are recounting the rare high-angle rescue that brought two hot air balloon riders safely down from more than 900 feet after the balloon struck a tower
The balloon struck a cell phone tower in northern Gregg County, leaving two occupants stranded hundreds of feet above the ground
Sacramento firefighters rescued two construction workers who were left dangling outside the eight-story building after one side of their scaffolding collapsed
Bystanders spotted a man 10–15 feet down a crevice in Eugene, and firefighters rescued him after finding him pinned and unresponsive with a body temperature of 76 degrees
CAL FIRE and Five Cities Fire Authority crews carried out a complex rescue, pulling a man from an industrial mulching machine after hours of delicate extrication
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An experienced backpacker had to be rescued after sinking thigh-deep in cold, flowing sand during a trek in Arches National Park
The FDNY and the NYPD Emergency Service Unit lowered an officer and a firefighter down to lift the injured worker to safety
A $22,500 contribution from Eli Lilly and construction partners will fund training and equipment for the Lebanon Fire Department’s new trench rescue technicians
Firefighters pulled a man to safety after he became stuck in a tunnel while trying to help someone else out
Firefighters spent hours digging out two trapped workers after a trench collapsed near Yarmouth’s Parker’s River Beach
Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers are developing palm-sized, echolocating drones able to navigate smoke, fog and darkness
Firefighters, technical rescue crews and a heavy wrecker spent two hours stabilizing a collapsed second floor and lifting the tree
Pittsburgh EMS and firefighters executed coordinated rope and ladder operations to remove 29 passengers from two stalled rail cars
Members of the McKinney Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team called the dramatic operation a once-in-a-lifetime rescue
Steven Garcia intercepted the barefoot climber nearly 900 feet up, then held him until firefighters from Affton, Maplewood and Mehlville lifted both down safely
With no landing doors between floors 4-8 and the car’s emergency brake locked, Ann Arbor firefighters lifted the employee 30 feet by rope
Chesterfield County firefighters will simulate freeing a trapped driver by rappelling from an exit ramp
The Massachusetts Association of Technical Rescue Specialists held its annual multi-agency training in Fall River on the USS Massachusetts
UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia network last year detected 1,668 fires, including 636 before any 911 call
The original life safety standard, released in response to a deadly accident, has seen many revisions and additions
Vernon first responders ventilated and cut the tube slide at Northeast Elementary to free a wedged 40-year-old, with EMS providing oxygen in the heat
The victim drives the rescue. Your crews’ capabilities dictate the operation.
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