Technical Rescue
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First responders from several departments faced many challenges while working to rescue two men trapped inside a Spring Township grain bin
Raleigh firefighters worked quickly to save three children in fast-moving water
Fire/rescue crews in Sarasota and Manatee counties were able to make over 800 rescues during the unprecedented rainfall
Police are treating the case as an attempted homicide, and are looking for the mother and anyone else involved in the incident
It appeared that the horse had stepped onto a board covering the well and it had broken
Fitchburg firefighters and police officers pulled off a herculean feat Sunday and saved an elderly couple from an overturned Buick submerged in a river
Five of the seven injured were in vehicles on the highway overpass
Montgomery County rescuers worked to stabilize the structure for more than four hours to free a second worker
About 150 firefighters worked together to clear debris as they searched for the firefighter who called for help at about 5:30 a.m. Monday
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
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