Water Rescue
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
Severe flooding in western Maryland led to rescues at a school, as emergency crews from multiple counties responded to rising waters and ongoing evacuations
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
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
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
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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
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