Water Rescue
From floating docks, limited access and unknowable fuel load, boat fires present unique challenges for responding firefighters
Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine described the decision to move Unicoi County Hospital staff and patients to the roof amid rising floodwaters
Niagara Falls firefighters say it is only a matter of time before they are called upon
USAR task forces and fire department swiftwater teams conduct rescues in the wake of Hurricane Helene
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”
Two customized Sea-Doos will help cut down the department’s water rescue response times
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Niagara Falls Firefighter-EMT Josh Carey said there was “massive amounts of blood in the water”
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The new fireboats for Anne Arundel County will help with dive rescue
Divers from multiple agencies are using sonar and infrared technology in the search for survivors
Firefighters faced numerous water rescues, evacuations as storm system soaked state
Baltimore firefighters kept fire from two burning boats from extending throughout the Anchorage Marina
The fire rescue boat will further support and advance the fire service and EMS response missions of Norfolk Fire-Rescue
Lodi firefighters used a high-water rescue vehicle to reach at least 11 people trapped by flooding
The man was rescued 4 miles from where he first called rescuers and spent over an hour in the water, Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue said
Officials in Leominster said residents near a dam should “immediately evacuate” as a precaution
The Category 3 storm struck an area still dealing with damage from Hurricane Ian last year
Friendship Fire Company Diving-Rescue Unit recently completed search and rescue training with two new drones
SAR crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable
A worker in Omaha fell into a manhole and was swept away for a mile before being rescued
Clifton firefighters were trapped in the Passaic River after their fireboat went over the falls
We work until all options are exhausted, on the fireground and at the depths of the ocean
Banks County Fire & EMS colleagues said Ritchie Alford spotted two swimmers in the rip current and went in to save them
USFS Firefighter JT Sohr used his rafting gear to save a 91-year-old man trapped inside his car
Wichita FD divers were able to extricate the man, who was submerged for over an hour, but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful
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