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
Crews in Louisville saved a semitruck driver trapped in a cab hanging off an I-65 overpass after a crash sent the vehicle teetering over the edge
Off-duty Newburyport Firefighter George Fraley suffered a heart attack at home and was revived by his own colleagues en route to the hospital
Video tutorials are a great way to learn how to tie knots to meet department and NFPA requirements
Greeley firefighters used a ladder, rope and pike pole to rescue a man wedged between a church wall and a dumpster alcove
FDNY fire and EMS personnel had to breach walls to access and rescue the trapped worker
Detailing the new standard’s potential impact on the fire service
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Wichita firefighters had to buy additional lumber to secure bricks on the exterior of the nine-story building
Firefighters used a bandsaw to cut parts of the wrought iron fence before handing the teen to EMS
Incident command challenges are heightened in a region replete with jurisdictional anomalies
The Chattanooga Fire Department said they heard from departments across the country “that they will be using this incident for training purposes because of its uniqueness”
Untying the complex world of rope’s wound wonders
One worker had been critically injured after coming in contact with a high-voltage power line while at the top of the tower in Burleson
Rescuers used a rope system to lower an injured worker from a 92-foot water tower
First responders worked 60 feet above the ground, inside a grain silo in Boyceville to free a person trapped by a sweep auger
Fall River police called for firefighters and EMS personnel after a suspect they were pursuing tried to escape by dropping into a chimney
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
A camera located what could be a shoe 30 feet down in the sinkhole in Marguerite
Fire and EMS crews faced an explosion involving multiple victims in Jefferson City
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Over a million pounds of timber collapsed, killing 12 and injuring dozens ahead of the Texas A&M University and University of Texas football game
Technical rescue work in Louisville saved a worker trapped 10 to 12 feet below ground at a demolition site
Technical rescue work in Baltimore County saved a seriously injured man who had fallen into a well
12 people were trapped 1,000 feet below ground at the Cripple Creek tourist site
Use a portable power station to quickly and quietly charge radios, smartphones and power lighting and other devices when other power sources are not available
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Deputies said the family in Angleton were working on leveling their mobile home when it collapsed on them
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