Technical Rescue
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Firefighters in the Skywalker Couloir area saw the skier fall, called 911 and descended to reach the injured man
As many as 60 were hurt when the car ran down a parade of hikers on a two-lane bridge
Officials say it is lucky that no one died and that there were not more injured than the 72 who required treatment
Asst. chief’s vehicle hit at scene by ‘rubber-necking’ dump truck driver
One rescue worker suffered smoke inhalation
Authorities say McPeek missed a turn, hit a sign and then the vehicle tumbled 250 feet down the cliff before landing upright
Firefighters had to return the following day to dismantle the machine to recover the body
The report that someone had fallen into a manhole was received about 5:15 p.m. and firefighters were on the scene in 3 minutes
The bombing in Boston stirred those who lost loved ones in Oklahoma City
150 buildings cleared by searches after massive blast demolishes neighborhood
While investigating the collapse, authorities found a gun and marijuana plants; the father is a felon
Civilians helped as many as eight people out of the bus before emergency crews arrived
The man was digging a 24-foot deep bunker but had no supports on the walls
The children were playing at a construction site when a wall of dirt caved in on them
The bus fell 30 feet onto a major thoroughfare
10 were injured when the car plowed through an outdoor seating area and crashed through the window
The three injured were transported to the hospital; the reactors were shutdown
Battling the pain of a ruptured spleen, he then slid from beneath the lamppost to help passengers
Although no sinkhole opened, officials said the soil was soft
Follow a prescribed rescue sequence and prepare immediately upon arrival for a go rescue when a vehicle is in icy water
The miner is trapped nearly 1,000 feet below the surface
One firefighter was among the injured
The mine is in the same county where a collapse killed 9 in 2007
A team of 25 rescuers worked through the night to free the miners trapped after an earthquake hit
Jet fuel that leaked into basement is still a concern for firefighters
China is among the world’s largest coal producers and has the worst mining safety record
The missing man has still not been recovered and is presumed dead
A section of the house fell into the sinkhole, the other residents escaped
The fire raged for two hours before the gas supply was shut off
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