/search-and-rescue Search and Rescue en-US Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:24:28 GMT /ems-products/patient-handling/articles/7-tips-to-access-and-extricate-patients-on-trails-NyMeYl0330A0moeE/ Tips for the unique challenges of accessing and extricating patients from recreational trails Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:24:28 GMT /ems-products/patient-handling/articles/7-tips-to-access-and-extricate-patients-on-trails-NyMeYl0330A0moeE/ /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:44:18 GMT /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding /disaster-management/rapid-response-historic-storm-surge-strikes-floridas-west-coast USAR task forces and fire department swiftwater teams conduct rescues in the wake of Hurricane Helene Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:19:52 GMT /disaster-management/rapid-response-historic-storm-surge-strikes-floridas-west-coast /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/2-dead-in-ky-plant-explosion-that-injured-several-workers Louisville firefighters rescued several from inside the collapsed food coloring plant Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:32:43 GMT /mass-casualty-incidents-mci/2-dead-in-ky-plant-explosion-that-injured-several-workers /search-and-rescue/calif-county-search-and-rescue-team-rescues-exhausted-and-ill-prepared-hikers Inyo County Search and Rescue listed several things that went wrong before and during the trek up Mount Whitney Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:29:08 GMT /search-and-rescue/calif-county-search-and-rescue-team-rescues-exhausted-and-ill-prepared-hikers /ems-products/patient-handling/articles/7-tips-to-access-and-extricate-patients-on-trails-NyMeYl0330A0moeE/ Tips for the unique challenges of accessing and extricating patients from recreational trails Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:24:28 GMT /ems-products/patient-handling/articles/7-tips-to-access-and-extricate-patients-on-trails-NyMeYl0330A0moeE/ /rescue/1-dead-12-rescued-in-colo-gold-mine-elevator-malfunction 12 people were trapped 1,000 feet below ground at the Cripple Creek tourist site Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:53:14 GMT /rescue/1-dead-12-rescued-in-colo-gold-mine-elevator-malfunction /search-and-rescue/hundreds-rescued-in-fla-as-hurricane-milton-moved-across-the-state Video of one rescue showed Hillsborough County deputies saving a teen clinging onto debris in floodwater Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:40:33 GMT /search-and-rescue/hundreds-rescued-in-fla-as-hurricane-milton-moved-across-the-state /search-and-rescue/md-usar-task-force-continues-searching-for-victims-in-hurricane-helenes-devastation Task force team members spend long days searching the debris and collapsed buildings in the western part of North Carolina Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:14:31 GMT /search-and-rescue/md-usar-task-force-continues-searching-for-victims-in-hurricane-helenes-devastation /search-and-rescue/search-for-victims-continues-as-hurricane-helene-death-toll-passes-200 Search teams and volunteers continue to search through storm damage as states slowly recover Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:54:47 GMT /search-and-rescue/search-for-victims-continues-as-hurricane-helene-death-toll-passes-200 /search-and-rescue/tenn-factory-workers-swept-away-in-hurricane-helene-flooding Five workers were rescued in storm floodwaters that struck the small town of Erwin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:31:51 GMT /search-and-rescue/tenn-factory-workers-swept-away-in-hurricane-helene-flooding /search-and-rescue/rescuers-search-for-victims-as-hurricane-helene-death-toll-passes-160 Teams with cadaver dogs search through the storm debris in western North Carolina Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:52:53 GMT /search-and-rescue/rescuers-search-for-victims-as-hurricane-helene-death-toll-passes-160 /search-and-rescue/search-and-rescue-teams-search-for-hurricane-helene-survivors-in-n-c-mountains Asheville and many surrounding mountain towns were built in valleys, leaving them especially vulnerable to devastating rain and flooding Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:30:57 GMT /search-and-rescue/search-and-rescue-teams-search-for-hurricane-helene-survivors-in-n-c-mountains /search-and-rescue/watch-tenn-hospital-ceo-details-rescue-of-over-50-from-roof-of-hospital Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine described the decision to move Unicoi County Hospital staff and patients to the roof amid rising floodwaters Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:13:53 GMT /search-and-rescue/watch-tenn-hospital-ceo-details-rescue-of-over-50-from-roof-of-hospital /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:44:18 GMT /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding /disaster-management/restoring-emergency-communication-to-areas-devastated-by-hurricane-helene Following widespread flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, restoring communications for first responders and civilians is a high priority Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:07:47 GMT /disaster-management/restoring-emergency-communication-to-areas-devastated-by-hurricane-helene /disaster-management/communities-dig-out-supplies-move-in-as-helene-death-toll-nears-100 Over 50 search and rescue teams are spread across several states as officials warn that the recovery will be lengthy Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:48:30 GMT /disaster-management/communities-dig-out-supplies-move-in-as-helene-death-toll-nears-100 /search-and-rescue/rescue-crews-rushed-to-n-c-while-fla-digs-out-from-helenes-damage Over 50 search teams are deployed across Western North Carolina, rescuing stranded residents after flooding from Hurricane Helene made most roads impassable Sun, 29 Sep 2024 21:55:11 GMT /search-and-rescue/rescue-crews-rushed-to-n-c-while-fla-digs-out-from-helenes-damage /search-and-rescue/rescue-missions-after-helenes-flooding-include-dozens-stranded-on-tenn-hospital-roof After other helicopters failed to reach Unicoi County Hospital because of winds, a Virginia State Police helicopter was able to land on the roof to evacuate 54 people Fri, 27 Sep 2024 21:55:09 GMT /search-and-rescue/rescue-missions-after-helenes-flooding-include-dozens-stranded-on-tenn-hospital-roof /search-and-rescue/videos-photos-rescues-following-hurricane-helenes-landfall Multiple agencies in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas are working around the clock to rescue those trapped by flooding Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:39:23 GMT /search-and-rescue/videos-photos-rescues-following-hurricane-helenes-landfall /disaster-management/rapid-response-historic-storm-surge-strikes-floridas-west-coast USAR task forces and fire department swiftwater teams conduct rescues in the wake of Hurricane Helene Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:19:52 GMT /disaster-management/rapid-response-historic-storm-surge-strikes-floridas-west-coast /rescue/n-h-first-responders-rescue-boy-trapped-between-boulders-for-9-hours Rescuers tunneled underneath the boy and used dish soap and friction-reducing sheets to free him Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:31:57 GMT /rescue/n-h-first-responders-rescue-boy-trapped-between-boulders-for-9-hours /search-and-rescue/skyfire-joins-forces-with-echelon-to-form-skyfireai Shaping the future of drone technology with advanced AI for autonomy and swarming Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:01:12 GMT /search-and-rescue/skyfire-joins-forces-with-echelon-to-form-skyfireai /ems-products/EMS-Equipment/north-american-rescue-showcases-blood-warming-cooling-refrigeration-solutions-at-ems-world-expo View live demonstrations at the North American Rescue booth #2317 during the conference Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:08:28 GMT /ems-products/EMS-Equipment/north-american-rescue-showcases-blood-warming-cooling-refrigeration-solutions-at-ems-world-expo /search-and-rescue/drone-used-to-rescue-wis-toddler-in-100-acre-cornfield First responders used a drone with thermal imaging to find the 3-year-old boy in an Alto Township cornfield Sat, 07 Sep 2024 16:00:00 GMT /search-and-rescue/drone-used-to-rescue-wis-toddler-in-100-acre-cornfield /search-and-rescue/national-ski-patrol-expands-membership-to-include-emts-wilderness-first-responders This move allows EMTs and Wilderness First Responders to join the NSP without needing certification from the organization’s signature Outdoor Emergency Care course Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:30:43 GMT /search-and-rescue/national-ski-patrol-expands-membership-to-include-emts-wilderness-first-responders /9-11/the-focus-was-the-job-9-months-working-the-pile Chief Freddie LaFemina recalls the unimaginable scene at Ground Zero and the relentless work to find his brother firefighters Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:27:55 GMT /9-11/the-focus-was-the-job-9-months-working-the-pile /search-and-rescue/1-dead-2-missing-6-hurt-in-conn-boat-crash First responders from several departments and agencies worked the scene in Old Saybrook Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:19:27 GMT /search-and-rescue/1-dead-2-missing-6-hurt-in-conn-boat-crash /search-and-rescue/colo-search-and-rescue-teams-rescue-hiker-left-behind-by-coworkers-during-retreat 15 office workers left to hike Mount Shavano but only 14 returned Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:00:00 GMT /search-and-rescue/colo-search-and-rescue-teams-rescue-hiker-left-behind-by-coworkers-during-retreat /rescue/trespassers-rescued-from-inside-abandoned-colo-missile-silo One teen was critically injured after falling 30 feet inside the intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County Mon, 06 May 2024 15:10:19 GMT /rescue/trespassers-rescued-from-inside-abandoned-colo-missile-silo /disaster-management/communities-dig-out-supplies-move-in-as-helene-death-toll-nears-100 Over 50 search and rescue teams are spread across several states as officials warn that the recovery will be lengthy Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:48:30 GMT /disaster-management/communities-dig-out-supplies-move-in-as-helene-death-toll-nears-100 /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:44:18 GMT /emergency-management/rapid-response-3-unimaginable-scenarios-unfold-amid-storm-flooding /search-and-rescue/hundreds-rescued-in-fla-as-hurricane-milton-moved-across-the-state Video of one rescue showed Hillsborough County deputies saving a teen clinging onto debris in floodwater Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:40:33 GMT /search-and-rescue/hundreds-rescued-in-fla-as-hurricane-milton-moved-across-the-state /search-and-rescue/rescue-crews-rushed-to-n-c-while-fla-digs-out-from-helenes-damage Over 50 search teams are deployed across Western North Carolina, rescuing stranded residents after flooding from Hurricane Helene made most roads impassable Sun, 29 Sep 2024 21:55:11 GMT /search-and-rescue/rescue-crews-rushed-to-n-c-while-fla-digs-out-from-helenes-damage