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.
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Wichita firefighters had to buy additional lumber to secure bricks on the exterior of the nine-story building
Firefighters used a bandsaw to cut parts of the wrought iron fence before handing the teen to EMS
Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
Chief Freddie LaFemina recalls the unimaginable scene at Ground Zero and the relentless work to find his brother firefighters
A University of Michigan surgical team responded to the scene in Ann Arbor to prepare for a possible field amputation
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
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
Cleveland Fire Department firefighters removed bricks from the lower section of the chimney in order to free the man
The 14-month-old child fell about 10 feet deep into a pipe around 12 inches in diameter; a Moundridge Police officer’s creative approach was instrumental in his rescue
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Firefighters in the Skywalker Couloir area saw the skier fall, called 911 and descended to reach the injured man
One person was transported to the hospital as a precaution following the rescue
First responders in Ipswich faced having to rescue a horse that had partially fallen through the stable floor
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Rip and blitz challenges: Use your cutter/spreader for car side removal extrication
Rope rescue work used to save victim at Great Falls in Salisbury
Colorado Springs firefighters used a ladder truck during the technical rescue at a UCHealth Memorial Central Hospital parking lot
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
Overland Park firefighters faced a worker buried up to his waist 15 feet below the ground
Back to basics – sounding and walking on the roof, using roof ladders, working from an aerial, cutting the hole and punching through
North Canaan firefighters were lowered into a rock quarry to rescue the injured terrier
First responders from four agencies rescued several people in an underground intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
First responders, surgical staff in Temple worked for over four hours to rescue people pinned inside their vehicle under the load
The construction worker was freed by DeKalb County Fire and Rescue after he became trapped in a trench collapse
Catoosa County officials believe the man might have been trapped for more than a day
First responders from several agencies used nine sets of tubes during a technical rescue in Gridley
