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.
One worker had been critically injured after coming in contact with a high-voltage power line while at the top of the tower in Burleson
Rescuers used a rope system to lower an injured worker from a 92-foot water tower
First responders worked 60 feet above the ground, inside a grain silo in Boyceville to free a person trapped by a sweep auger
Modesto firefighters responded to a call for a trapped person and found the victim pinned underneath the forklift
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Firefighters breached a wall but held off on using torches to cut the steel plating
Emergency services organizations are struggling to meet the escalating needs for medical supplies, equipment and vehicles
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Wichita firefighters were moving up to the third floor to rescue occupants when the stairway collapsed
Firefighters in Sevier County had set up trail cameras to know when the bear left the cave
Santa Monica firefighters are seen rescuing riders from a Ferris wheel during a standoff
A worker was buried under 10 feet of dirt and concrete in a utility construction site collapse
Travis Muller was cleaning out the bin when he became caught in the power sweep auger
Two patients were flown to hospitals after being removed from the rubble of the West Milford house
A worker was repairing the Waterford system when he was swept several hundred feet down stream
Firefighters used a rope rescue evolution to reach a driver trapped for days in a ravine
Medics and a technical rescue team faced a worker who had fallen, and rebar had penetrated his torso
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One requested additional specialized help to complete the rope rescue
Tulsa firefighters had to cut part of the flagpole off for the victim to fit into an ambulance
A worker in Durham was hit by a piece of equipment and left hanging 150 feet about the ground
First responders faced difficult terrain while working together to reach, package and remove an unconscious, bleeding patient
A rope system was rigged to raise “Dora” from a sinkhole in Granville County
Boston firefighters had difficulty removing the injured sailor due to narrow areas inside the historic ship
Waterford, New London and Naval Submarine Base FFs perform a rope rescue operation 50-feet up inside a storage facility
FDNY EMTs Kyle Barbaria and Carmen Ruiz made their way to the top floor and two trapped workers
A worker in Omaha fell into a manhole and was swept away for a mile before being rescued
Video shows Wilmington Engine 3, Rescue 2 FFs at an outdoor retailer for a unique rescue
Plaistow FFs found the man face down between a mounted scissor lift and concrete floor with his entire upper body under the lift
It took firefighters in Crandon nearly three and a half hours to safely secure and rescue eight riders near the top of the loop
The worker, pinned by a large piece of concrete, had a fractured arm and his legs were folded backwards underneath the dirt
Firefighter Patrick Gale took his harness and secured himself to the rope that would lower him to the trapped man
The Champlain Towers South pool deck in Surfside had design understrength, corrosion and a heavier load than in the original designs
A Baltimore transit bus struck two cars before crashing into an apartment building
Video shows FF lowered by rope to save a man in a burning apartment building
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