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.
Crews navigated extreme terrain using ATVs while a tour helicopter flew Seward firefighters to the scene
Chattanooga firefighters performed a high-angle rescue to safely lower an injured HVAC worker from the roof of a senior living facility
Dramatic video shows masts snapping as sailors dangled from harnesses when a Mexican navy ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge
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
Lockport fire officials release new details of the rescue effort following a tour boat’s capsize
Rescue workers breached the wall to the cave with a sledgehammer before shimmying through the hole to help rescue people inside
Firefighters used a tow truck rotator and ladder tower to rescue two people hanging over the side of the interstate
USFS Firefighter JT Sohr used his rafting gear to save a 91-year-old man trapped inside his car
The patient left the McLaren Macomb Hospital, fully disrobed and swam across the Clinton River, then climbed the tower
Eight medals were awarded to firefighters for their teamwork and bravery during the November 2022 incident
Three workers were pinned when the 6-foot-high, 40-foot-long wall collapsed near a trench where they were working
The simulations at the site in Lincoln tested the team’s abilities in concrete breaching, breaking, shoring, lifting and rigging
The Century III Mall in West Mifflin has been the site of recent fires
Branden Colvin Sr.'s body was found a day after authorities in Davenport switched from search to recovery operations
New Haven firefighters pulled several people from the debris following the partial collapse of a one-story building under construction
The concrete lid he was standing on crumbled sending the youngster 20-feet down into the water
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