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
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
The teenager was found 100 feet above Raven Cliff Falls, resulting in “dangerous terrain and extreme technicality,” according to White County Fire Services
Alpha Volunteer Fire Company’s assistant chief was lowered into the hole to retrieve Frederick, the ‘extremely friendly’ corgi
A Needham firefighter managed to grab the teen who had been clinging to tree limb in the water
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Violet Township Assistant Fire Chief Jim Paxton said many variables could have caused the structural collapse scenario
Members of the Gaffney City Fire Department performed a technical rescue successfully in about half an hour, and EMS providers transported the injured boy
Members of the Syracuse Fire Department said the person was without a rope or a partner and became stuck about 80 feet up
After a reset effort did not work, they performed a high-angle rope rescue
The first step is often the hardest, namely due to issues with maintaining control over the movements and protecting the gear
CAL-FIRE, Mercy Ambulance and Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office crewmembers rescued the two, pulling them up the embankment
The two men were working at a new condo tower when the platform went askew
The boy was conscious but in distress in a 20-acre pond south of Boston
Other challenges to the future of the fire service include shift schedule adjustments and rethinking our apparatus
San Diego Fire-Rescue transported four people to be treated for minor injuries
“While the desire to help is understandable, this type of action is extremely dangerous,” the LAFD wrote in a news release
The person dropped from a fenced area near the Sacramento River, but responders found him in stable condition and transported him to a hospital
The woman fell when the sidewalk grate beneath her collapsed
First responders were able to access a girl with muscular dystrophy from inside the crumbled home
A team of four Contra Costa County FPD firefighters entered a maze of storm drains to extricate a man from a 16-inch pipe
Tappahannock VFD, Tappahannock Rescue Squad, Hanover Fire-EMS’ Technical Rescue Team, Chesterfield Fire and EMS and Life Evac worked together to rescue the 16-year-old
The Maryland Heights Fire Protection District rescued two teenagers who fell through the ice near the department’s water rescue training drill
Sandy Springs firefighter crews and AMR paramedics used a rope system to extricate the driver who was trapped in the vehicle
Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones reported that 10 people were injured, and three were transported to a hospital
Waterloo Battalion Chief Troy Luck said the department has practiced rappelling, but this was the first time they did it during a rescue
Corbett Fire District 14 firefighters used ropes to save a “very, very lucky,” woman at Multnomah Falls
The Chesterfield County Fire and EMS said the effort took 20 minutes
Downey represented the State Fire Marshal’s Office at the incident to coordinate the state USAR response
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said training helped them make the rescue effort a success
The team was conducting a drill and filming a volunteer recruitment video when a car drove off the marina parking lot