Water Rescue
L.A. County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division started extinguishing the blazing boat to prevent the fire from spreading “to the island cliff face nearby”
Two customized Sea-Doos will help cut down the department’s water rescue response times
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The newly released footage shows the work of first responders during last week’s severe storm from the remnants of Hurricane Ida
Storm remnants from Hurricane Ida caused torrential rain, flooding and tornadoes in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
The Guymon Fire Department has three boats, specialized suits and equipment for water rescues
“This team has faced a range of disasters and is now prepared to help people who are threatened by Hurricane Ida,” said NYC Emergency Management Commissioner John Scrivani
The town of McEwen was pummeled with about 17 inches of rain in less than a day, prompting water rescues, road closures and communications disruptions
The Duluth Fire Department issued a swimming warning for Lake Superior due to a high risk of rip currents after rescuing a woman who was pulled 200 yards from shore
Rensselaer (N.Y.) Fire Chief Dallas Denny will be recognized for his recent actions to save five kids stranded in a river
“It just goes to show that water rescue is important,” Fly Creek Fire Department 1st Assistant Chief Jess Lanza said
William “Bill” Smith, 57, entered the water with a fellow sheriff’s deputy to assist the swimmers, but was unable to make it and drowned during the rescue attempt
An off-duty Atlantic City firefighter was among the rescuers who aided the children struggling in choppy waters
Just north of San Francisco’s Bay Bridge, the new Fireboat Station No. 35 will serve the city with its three fireboats and rescue watercraft
At least eight people were injured in the crash that left one vehicle hanging off the side of a bridge
Rescuers pulled seven people from the water and rescued one from a cliff after the boat broke apart
A pedestrian who was hit on the bridge over the Great Miami River admitted to paramedics he made a false report about someone jumping from the bridge into the water
First responders performed dozens of swift water rescues following record rainfall in the Nashville area
St. George Island Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith drowned while attempting to rescue two people in August
Officials said the woman brandished two steak knives and threatened to kill the rescuers
A state of emergency was declared in Kentucky following heavy thunderstorms in parts of Appalachia
Stamford firefighters raced to lift a man and woman from the truck, which was submerged 40 feet off shore and surrounded by broken ice
Police bodycam video shows Tarrytown first responders jumping into the Hudson River
Authorities are working to recover the Salem Fire Department boat, which sank in the Willamette River with three firefighters on board
The Clinton Fire Department hopes to train six more firefighters to perform swift-water rescues with the new equipment
Wellesley firefighters saved Popeye, a dog that had become stuck in the Charles River
The nearly 15,000-square-foot Fireboat Station 35 will house three fireboats and rescue watercraft
One of the firefighters sustained serious injuries while attempting to save a man clinging to rocks amidst rough waters
Greenville County Emergency Management first responders finished training for a water rescue only to immediately use those skills in a real-life situation
The system is versatile, easy and fast to develop, and safe for swiftwater rescue of multiple victims
Firefighters swam to the vehicle, which was almost completely submerged and were able to pull the woman, unresponsive and without a pulse, from the backseat
The department used thermal imaging to locate a heat signature on the cliff and a helicopter shining light on the rescue swimmers during the rescue
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