Water Rescue
Niagara Falls Firefighter-EMT Josh Carey said there was “massive amounts of blood in the water”
Many of Gerber’s most popular knives and multi-tools for on- or off-duty everyday carry are on sale
The new fireboats for Anne Arundel County will help with dive rescue
South Holland Firefighter-Paramedic Dylan Cunningham, 29, who served with the department for nine years, died Wednesday after an exercise at Haigh Quarry Lake
Firefighters managed to rescue a mother from the waters but her two children remain missing
St. George Island Volunteer Firefighter/First Responder Brian Stephen Smith, 56, was swept up by the current while trying to save a man and child in distress
First responders rescued a 2-year-old child who remains on life support; a 15-year-old died
North Patchogue Firefighters Justin Owen and Steven Welsh managed to pull the 12-year-old out of the water at Smith Point Beach
Crosby Firefighter Kent Zavala, 20, was involved in a three-vehicle crash on the Galveston Causeway; teams searched water below
Greenville Firefighter Gary Cox Jr., 24, drowned while on a boating trip with other off-duty firefighters Sunday
A search for remains was ongoing as of Monday morning; the firefighter is assumed to have drowned after going under the water and not resurfacing
The Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District will soon begin billing people or their insurance companies when firefighters respond to vehicle fires, crashes, water rescues, hazmat calls and other rescue events
Eldon Jamison, 71, of Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad, died Tuesday while searching for a hiker who had fallen into the water near Whitewater Falls
Pennsylvania Water Rescue has been saving people from the Delaware and Lehigh rivers for nearly 40 years
How to overcome challenges related to instructors, resources and funding
Emergency crews evacuated 87 residents from a nursing home in Porter as floodwaters began to seep into the home
A video posted on social media depicts the Huntsville and New Waverly fire departments performing water rescues
The Harris County Sheriff office shared images and a video of first responders rescuing people stranded in their cars
Officials in Harris County said there had been a combination of at least 1,700 high-water rescues and evacuations
The Beaumont Police Department said that the 911 dispatch center has received requests for more than 250 high-water rescues and 270 evacuations
A swift water rescue team made up of Burke County EMS and Oak Hill Fire & Rescue returned home after being deployed to help with Hurricane Dorian relief efforts
When first responders arrived on the scene, the boy had been swept out approximately 50 to 75 feet offshore
The Texas Task Force I includes specialized water rescue responders from several Texas cities
10 response considerations for high-risk/low-frequency events
Equipment and training requirements for firefighters engaged in water rescue operations
Two St. Pete Beach firefighters swam out to help the swimmers, but got caught in the rip tide themselves, and a third was pulled in after trying to throw a rescue line
One Rye Fire Department firefighter operated the jet ski, while the other was able to rescue the man from the water and bring him back to shore
Peter Phan, 34, fell off his paddle board at Cle Elum Lake while off-duty
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
Janice Arsenault, 44, of Umatilla, was remembered for her positive outlook on life, contagious laugh and desire to live life to its fullest
Rescue Chief Tony Young credited the young man for staying on the raft otherwise he may have drowned
The firefighters rushed to smash open the window of the vehicle as a woman was being carried away by flood waters
