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
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
They won the Motorola Solutions’ Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor that was presented at FRI
The fire boat’s operator was charged with one count of negligence by operating at excessive speed; three firefighters on board were injured
Here are five swift-water tools to address post-winter flooding incidents
