Technical Rescue
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First responders worked to find signs of life inside an excavator buried under rocks and boulders at a quarry in Sterling
Firefighters reportedly had to wait for an OSHA permit before entering the pipe
First responders from several departments faced many challenges while working to rescue two men trapped inside a Spring Township grain bin
They won the Motorola Solutions’ Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor that was presented at FRI
The teen was pale and shaken but could walk and talk; he was taken to a hospital with minor injuries
Firefighters pulled the workers through a window; they were not hurt
It took five hours for the 24 people to be rescued from the Joker’s Jinx
Gary Johnstone was an experienced climber and member of Phoenix’s rescue team
Three family members, who work with the local fire department, have been trained in grain bin rescues and helped save his life
The assistant fire chief said the man appeared to have serious injuries
Two carjackers plowed into a group selling fruit as a fundraiser
Emergency crews tied ropes to the man, gave him a harness and attached an additional rope to pull him up
They were taken off of the ride by firefighters strapping in the passengers with safety harnesses and pulling them up by ropes
Firefighters in harnesses could be seen removing the riders one by one from coaster cars; four people received minor injuries
At least 26 are dead and dozens of others may be trapped
She got out of the car and it began to roll away; in an attempt to stop the vehicle, she got pinned between the door and a ditch
The firefighter was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening and for further evaluation
A firefighter and an animal control worker were put in harnesses and lowered into the pit, where they were able to retrieve the dog
The driver of the vehicle was trapped inside the cab for more than two hours while firefighters worked to free him
A veterinarian sedated Missy before she was extricated from the mud and placed on stable ground
The dramatic operation took firefighters eight hours to rescue the trapped construction worker
Recent heavy rain made a drainage area extra muddy, causing all four of Dusty’s legs to sink
The platform dropped from a horizontal to vertical position, leaving the men dangling from two ropes, some 80 feet in the air
Mark Bagnoli, 59, was a trimming a tree when he was seriously injured and became stuck on a limb about 40 feet off the ground
Some people were left dangling for four hours until firefighters got them down with a ladder truck
Understanding how rope angles change the force needed to move a load will improve rescue safety and effectiveness
Firefighters managed to put a safety belt around the woman just as the iron bar at the bottom suddenly broke off
They had to use folding ladders due to the narrow area and sent in two firefighters into the space who were able to assist and pull him out
Fire chief: ‘We’re up against the Earth, and the Earth’s movement is an extremely powerful thing.’
A firefighter reached into the roof, and through the flames he grabbed his partner by his air pack with one hand, pulling him out to safety
One firefighter spent much of the rescue leaning over the side of the cliff, guiding ropes for another who rappelled down the side
Firefighter Andrew Vinson used backboards like snowshoes to get across the mud
Fire commission chairman: ‘There are so many questions, so many people wanting information and it’s just a grueling, thankless position’
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