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.
Rescuers tunneled underneath the boy and used dish soap and friction-reducing sheets to free him
Ventura County firefighters used Oxnard police robots during a technical rescue operation
More than 80 firefighters worked on the rescue, along with a “complete medical team,” LAFD said; Two rescuers were treated for heat exhaustion with one hospitalized
Firefighters used a lift system to get it out of the pool; the horse is doing fine
The netting could be installed as early as 2018 and it will fall to the Southern Marin Fire Protection District to rescue jumpers
One firefighter traversed the cliff face, waiting with the man until crews could extract him
Following a high-angle rope rescue, they carried her one-third of a mile to an ambulance
Firefighters must approach vehicles like an opponent; understand where its weaknesses lie and use that to gain an advantage
An unconscious man and a would be rescuer free-fell while tethered to a rope; both were badly hurt.
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
