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.
A person suffered a traumatic leg injury after their leg was caught outside a Ferris wheel gondola at the Cowlitz County Fair
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Construction workers scrambled to safety after a portion of an underground tunnel collapsed 400 feet below the surface, with all rescued and no major injuries reported
St. Paul firefighters used a rope system to rescue a man trapped 10 feet underground in a sewer for several days
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
Truckee Meadows Firefighter-Paramedic Alex Hughes and Captain Greg Lompa on the harrowing call involving the “Avengers” actor
Louisville Firefighter Bryce Carden credits teamwork in the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge rescue
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
Fire companies in Harlem faced several occupants hanging from windows and jumping from upper floors
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
A San Francisco Rescue 2 firefighter was lowered by CHP helicopter to rescue the boy
San Bernardino County firefighters, along with USAR and technical rescue teams, saved a woman trapped in a septic tank
Paramedics faced a complex rescue on a popular trail near Cajon Pass
Firefighters describe their actions 30 years ago during the earthquake that claimed 72 lives
Escambia County firefighters rescued a person who had been inside a dumpster and then dumped into a garbage truck
Technical rescue work in Durham rescued an unconscious person approximately 80 feet above the ground
Crews from three departments rescued two workers in a trench collapse in Princeton
Rope rescue work in Clark County by several departments saved a homeless woman who had fallen 30 feet
Westborough firefighters used air bags, cribbing to recover the worker from underneath the 53-foot-long trailer
Teens heard the man, trapped for days in a crevice, screaming for help
Matthew Reum was pinned in the wreckage, underneath the I-94 bridge, since Dec. 20
Technical rescue in Pauling County lasted five hours as firefighters saved a worker buried up to his chest
Firefighters scoured the debris using buckets, power tools and heavy equipment to ensure no one was trapped
First responders went beyond the call of duty, pulling animals from sinkholes, frozen ponds and bear dens
A carnival crisis, cliffhangers, underground escapes and fiery extractions: First responders answered the call in 2023
A rope rescue system was used to recover the worker inside the Holly Sugar Plant in Tracy
A coordinated effort involving several departments saved a construction worker pinned by a foundation collapse
Modesto firefighters responded to a call for a trapped person and found the victim pinned underneath the forklift
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
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