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.
Dramatic video shows masts snapping as sailors dangled from harnesses when a Mexican navy ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge
Severe flash flooding across western Maryland prompts rescues from cars, houses, schools and businesses
The system is versatile, easy and fast to develop, and safe for swiftwater rescue of multiple victims
The Guymon Fire Department has three boats, specialized suits and equipment for water rescues
Firefighter Adam Hudson with the High Springs Fire Department used some new rope rescue gear to help the four-legged patient
Forty-five members of the elite rescue team were sent to a staging area in Alabama as the Category 4 storm made landfall in Louisiana
Let’s do this! VEIS, opioid treatment, PPE basics and lightweight construction
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Firefighters pulled one person from wood planking and roof debris at the La Bonita market east of the Las Vegas Strip
The suit, filed by Enrique Arango, names multiple companies “involved in the ownership, maintenance, restoration, management, inspection and oversight of the building”
Rensselaer (N.Y.) Fire Chief Dallas Denny will be recognized for his recent actions to save five kids stranded in a river
Eric Jabbusch, 51, was rescued after being pinned beneath about 10,000 pounds of steel sheet pilings in July 2020
“This was a highly technical, very dangerous, complicated rescue,” FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph Ferrante said
A police chief, a police lieutenant and a firefighter worked together to get the family to safety
Battle Creek responders rescued a man trapped waist-deep inside the trench in 100-degree temperatures
Surfside condo collapse search concludes after a month of work with 97 individuals confirmed dead
Let’s do this: Extrication, 2-in/2-out, offensive vs. defensive tactics, aerial operations and more
Williamsburg’s Robert Phaup described the process to “de-layer” each floor of the collapsed condo during the often 16-hour shifts
“We kept hoping that we would find somebody somewhere, but it didn’t work out that way,” Pittsburgh Bureau Fire Captain said of Surfside aid mission
Ohio Task Force 1 rescue team members described the Surfside condo collapse scene as being “like a combat zone in a war movie” as they worked to find victims
A cop, an EMT and two corrections officers – one of whom is also a firefighter – were on the right road at the right time
New Medical Rapid Access Transport (MRAT) all-terrain vehicle can reach patients in a crowd or wooded areas, Tidewater EMS says
The crew was given a key to the county and made honorary commanders of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department
Families, search teams mourn together during vigil
Touring the condo collapse site offers a glimpse into the monumental rescue and recovery efforts underway
At least three sweeps for pets had been conducted, some by camera, at a portion of the complex still standing
The Jacksonville firefighters reportedly had mild symptoms and have since returned home
The president heaped praise on first responders for their tireless efforts on the scene
Lower Merion Twp. crews spent 3 hours at the scene; an independent investigation will be conducted to find the cause
The 7-year-old was found late Thursday as crews searched through debris
DC Fire & EMS firefighters used saws and other equipment to cut through wood and other debris that trapped the man for more than 90 minutes
Crews on the scene noticed widening cracks and up to a foot of movement in a large column, forcing teams to stop their search for victims
The all-hands-on-deck incident required the Billings Fire Department crew to build a wooden box to assist in the rescue
Dispatch recordings capture the immediate responses, reactions of several first responders following the catastrophic collapse
