Water Rescue
Incident command challenges are heightened in a region replete with jurisdictional anomalies
Preparing your organization’s response to a vessel fire takes time, planning and outreach
From floating docks, limited access and unknowable fuel load, boat fires present unique challenges for responding firefighters
Urban search and rescue teams, the U.S. Coast Guard and National Guard troops have been responding to an influx of 911 calls
Coast Guard, USAR and firefighting crews have been conducting rescues, and medical facilities have been evacuated
The owners of Jahnke’s Piggly Wiggly of Juneau held a month-long fundraiser to accumulate the funds for the department
Using an app that shares GPS coordinates, Deerfield firefighters were directed to the injured man’s location
Three members from Colerain Township, Ohio, were nominated for their “incredible bravery and perseverance” during a swiftwater rescue
Three Colerain Township firefighters are recognized for their brave actions during a swiftwater rescue
The 10-year-old was hanging on to a structure at the Four Mile Dam when the first responders arrived
The South Dakota firefighter began performing CPR while his 16-year-old daughter called 911
The Lexington Fire Department deployed crews, two boats and its mobile ambulance bus
In one rescue, firefighters carried six children to safety from a daycare at Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church, where 15 children and three adults were trapped
Firefighters rescued people from flooded homes and saved people and dogs in a swift water rescue on the Gauley River
While there were no reports of injuries, the damage from the downpour and flooding was widespread
The victims, according to police, were stuck in waist-deep mud and were exhausted
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Lorain Firefighter Christopher Bennett held onto the fisherman’s wrists until on-duty firefighters could get to the scene
NYPD and FDNY divers pulled a boy and woman from the murky water and medics rendered aid, but the two patients died
Against all odds, divers with the Cambridge Fire Department managed to fish a woman’s diamond ring from the Charles River
Alicia A. Monahan served with Chesterfield County Fire and EMS and the Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Association
So far, 62 of the Terre Haute Fire Department’s 150 firefighters are trained in swift water rescue, with classes ongoing
When Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department members arrived on scene, the driver was out of the vehicle, but the pet was missing
Stephen A. Feron was the second member of his family to lead the Hauppauge Fire Department
Four rescue swimmers with the Gulf Shores FD, as well as the Coast Guard, assisted in the water rescue that left Baldwin County Deputy Bill Smith dead
Syracuse members used ladders, ropes and pulleys to complete the rescue in about an hour; AMR transported the men
Fresno Capt. Lupe Fernandez said the kayakers had done “everything right,” including wearing life jackets and communicating well with first responders
A Needham firefighter managed to grab the teen who had been clinging to tree limb in the water
John Dean Forbush, 24, served with the Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department for four years
First responders brought both the two to shore in a rescue boat, then an EMS crew transported them to Akron Children’s Hospital
Video: Coast Guard, plus 9 fire, EMS agencies respond near the eastern shore boundary of Virginia and Maryland
“While the desire to help is understandable, this type of action is extremely dangerous,” the LAFD wrote in a news release
Anne Arundel County FD Fireboat 41 started taking on water amid heavy winds along Chesapeake Bay
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