Water Rescue
More than 100 people were evacuated as firefighters worked to rescue people trapped in homes and vehicles
Raleigh firefighters worked quickly to save three children in fast-moving water
L.A. County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division started extinguishing the blazing boat to prevent the fire from spreading “to the island cliff face nearby”
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
The new dock will give firefighters radio technology and fire department gear ready to be dispatched from the fire house to respond
The Hampton and Seabrook fire departments were jointly awarded EMS Service of the Year by PRH’s Seabrook emergency room
A Scuba Dog was dedicated in honor and to the service of Firefighter Diver Juan Bucio
New York City Fire Department officials said the pilot was being treated for a non-life-threatening injury after the helicopter landed in the river
Strategic partnership between Acela Truck Company and General Truck Body leads to 6x6 high water flood rescue vehicle for fire departments
Firefighters learned proper maneuvering in a boat, shore-based operations, defensive swimming, victim pickups from the water and how to paddle
Rescuers first used chains and cable to stabilize and secure the rear of the car to the bridge, and at the woman’s request, rescuers removed the dog from the car first
Officials said a firefighter became stuck after diving into freezing water to reach a submerged vehicle that had been the center of a police chase
A woman who apparently jumped from a bridge into the Androscoggin River was rescued by first responders in boats
A dramatic video shows a man who was “mid-stream, clinging to a tree and in need of immediate rescue” being hoisted to safety
Cal Fire spokesman Rick Carhart said his agency’s Swiftwater Rescue team had to ferry residents of three homes
Corinth Fire Department firefighters reunited an amputee with his prosthetic leg after it fell off the back of his jet ski
Juan Bucio was remembered as a man of few words who preferred to let his heroic work do the talking
Chiefs need to take a training posture that focuses additional efforts on swift water responses
Though funding for the dive team is still intact in the latest fire department budget proposal, the dive team could be on the chopping block
Wear appropriate gear, build in fail safes and backup plans, and be aware of changing water conditions to conduct a successful swift water rescue
The unidentified woman drove over a spillway through high water and was trapped inside
It was the first significant rainfall for parched Los Angeles since mid-October
The autopsy reported Bradley Long ascended from the dive without making required safety stops
Firefighter Tyler Wright: “We were one of the first people in there, and we didn’t know what we would encounter.”
The firefighter, as well as the trapped people he had been sent to rescue, was pulled to safety from the floodwaters
A mother and child are still missing after being swept into a flooded creek
Fire officials will review the operation to see what allowed the firefighter to get caught in the fast-moving water
Swift water rescue crews pulled the stranded motorists from their cars; no injuries were reported
