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.
Norwalk firefighters faced a Santa tangled in his gear while rappelling down a high-rise building
Rescuers spent four days in cold weather searching for Elizabeth Pollard after she fell into a sinkhole in Marguerite while looking for her cat
Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson said that authorities no longer believe they will find Pollard alive, but that work to find her continues
Syracuse crewmembers used a pulley system, and EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
Members of the Seminole County Fire Department’s large animal rescue team responded after the cow got stuck trying to get a drink from a nearby pond
The rescue took San Diego firefighters about an hour after the Tidal Twister ride broke down
Officials said an off-duty firefighter rushed to help but was unable to reach the victim before he disappeared under the water
Paterson firefighters used a winch to separate the cars and medical tools to retrieve the man’s leg, Chief Brian McDermott said
The patient was alert throughout the rescue
It was “sheer luck the car landed where it was,” said Battalion Chief Dave Seneviratne
“They all saved my life,” recounted Derek Oldfather, whose leg became trapped in a conveyor belt on a job site
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
San Bernardino firefighter-medics descended and began treating the patient, and their colleagues set up a rope system to bring them all back up
Crews found one of the victims sprawled out on top of the elevator; the other victim was underneath the elevator
Edgewater firefighters found the Leonberger Bernese mix named Bear several days after it escaped its owner during a walk and jumped into the river
Montgomery County crews faced a complex and dangerous scene with a plane entangled in power lines dangling 100 feet above the ground
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Four crewmembers were on the rope during the rarely needed, lifesaving maneuver
Southern Marin Fire District crew members used a rope system, and EMS providers flew the patient by helicopter to a hospital
Scottsdale Fire rescue teams carried Diego down a steep part of the trail, and the hiker and her two dogs were then transported using a UTV
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It took Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority and the Renton Regional Fire Authority firefighters nearly eight hours to recover the man’s body
The 10-year-old was hanging on to a structure at the Four Mile Dam when the first responders arrived
The hunter fired a gun to summon nearby hunters for help in the Los Padres National Forest
The Madison Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team assisted the DeForest Fire Department and Sun Prairie EMS
Dennis Slater was a 29-year member of the Broad Brook FD before retiring, but still helped out at major incidents and fundraisers whenever he could
The truck was lifted by the town’s rescue engine and the patient was freed within 10 minutes of the first responders’ arrival
A technical rescue team, Stamford police and Stamford EMS responded, treated and transported her
Former Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling says he has a new perspective on life after nearly drowning
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Special Operations Deputy Chief Raymond Downey was an expert on building collapses and technical rescues
Syracuse members used ladders, ropes and pulleys to complete the rescue in about an hour; AMR transported the men
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