/search-and-rescue Search and Rescue en-US Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:27:59 GMT /ems-drones/drone-as-a-first-responder-programs A drone can be a tremendous tool for managing risks while units are en route to calls for service Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:27:59 GMT /ems-drones/drone-as-a-first-responder-programs /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/at-least-4-dead-2-missing-as-heavy-rain-flooding-hit-san-antonio Torrential rains in San Antonio triggered flash floods that swept away cars firefighters carried out dozens of dramatic rescues across the city Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:34:45 GMT /disaster-management/at-least-4-dead-2-missing-as-heavy-rain-flooding-hit-san-antonio /ems-drones/drone-as-a-first-responder-programs A drone can be a tremendous tool for managing risks while units are en route to calls for service Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:27:59 GMT /ems-drones/drone-as-a-first-responder-programs /search-and-rescue/alaska-firefighters-jump-from-helicopter-to-rescue-man-pinned-face-down-in-creek-by-700-lb-boulder Crews navigated extreme terrain using ATVs while a tour helicopter flew Seward firefighters to the scene Thu, 29 May 2025 11:42:54 GMT /search-and-rescue/alaska-firefighters-jump-from-helicopter-to-rescue-man-pinned-face-down-in-creek-by-700-lb-boulder /artificial-intelligence/researchers-aim-to-use-ai-to-guide-disaster-response-through-social-media-scanning Researchers are developing AI systems that analyze social media posts during emergencies to help responders act faster Thu, 15 May 2025 13:34:03 GMT /artificial-intelligence/researchers-aim-to-use-ai-to-guide-disaster-response-through-social-media-scanning /heat-related-illness/calif-first-responders-face-several-rescues-during-mini-heat-wave More than two dozen people were rescued across Southern California during a record-breaking heat wave, including 11 hikers in distress on a Newport Coast trail Mon, 12 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /heat-related-illness/calif-first-responders-face-several-rescues-during-mini-heat-wave /search-and-rescue/5-hour-rescue-operation-saves-injured-calif-hiker Rain grounded helicopters during a hiker rescue near Deep Creek Hot Springs, forcing crews to hike over a mile into a canyon until skies cleared just enough for a helicopter hoist Fri, 09 May 2025 16:04:31 GMT /search-and-rescue/5-hour-rescue-operation-saves-injured-calif-hiker /rescue/video-wash-emts-paramedics-rescue-man-after-50-foot-fall-from-cliff Volcano Rescue Team EMTs and paramedics reached the patient via a side trail while technical crews set up rope systems and an artificial high directional to reach the victim Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:53:33 GMT /rescue/video-wash-emts-paramedics-rescue-man-after-50-foot-fall-from-cliff /911-and-dispatch/listen-fdny-dispatchers-guide-first-responders-to-rescue-lost-teens Two FDNY dispatchers used their local knowledge to help rescue a teen trapped in deep mud while walking his dog, guiding firefighters to the scene just in time Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:09:15 GMT /911-and-dispatch/listen-fdny-dispatchers-guide-first-responders-to-rescue-lost-teens /search-and-rescue/ind-woman-trapped-in-crash-survives-6-days-on-creek-water Cassell, reported missing days earlier, was found trapped in a ditch with severe leg injuries after falling asleep at the wheel Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:06:09 GMT /search-and-rescue/ind-woman-trapped-in-crash-survives-6-days-on-creek-water /search-and-rescue/calif-first-responders-rescue-teen-trapped-at-least-5-hours-between-boulders Rescuers in San Bernardino County used ropes and drones to rescue a teen suffering from hypoxia, dehydration and hypothermia in the Rimrock area Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:32:04 GMT /search-and-rescue/calif-first-responders-rescue-teen-trapped-at-least-5-hours-between-boulders /search-and-rescue/calif-rescuers-hike-8-miles-in-storm-to-rescue-hypothermic-hiker Rescuers from several agencies set out during an atmospheric river weather condition in Monterey County after the hiker sent out an SOS Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:33:09 GMT /search-and-rescue/calif-rescuers-hike-8-miles-in-storm-to-rescue-hypothermic-hiker /search-and-rescue/flooding-in-multiple-states-leaves-at-least-10-dead-forces-mass-rescues Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said there have been 1,000 rescues across the state since the storms began on Feb. 15 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:03:56 GMT /search-and-rescue/flooding-in-multiple-states-leaves-at-least-10-dead-forces-mass-rescues /fatal-incidents/remains-of-all-67-victims-of-midair-plane-crash-near-d-c-recovered Dive teams worked in rough conditions on the Potomac River to raise several pieces of the American Airlines jet Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:30:12 GMT /fatal-incidents/remains-of-all-67-victims-of-midair-plane-crash-near-d-c-recovered /search-and-rescue/mass-first-responders-honored-for-saving-injured-hiker Braving steep terrain and summer heat, the group worked together to locate and carry the woman to safety, ensuring she received critical medical care Sun, 02 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /search-and-rescue/mass-first-responders-honored-for-saving-injured-hiker /fatal-incidents/over-40-bodies-recovered-from-plane-crash-over-potomac-river Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan National Airport Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:45:00 GMT /fatal-incidents/over-40-bodies-recovered-from-plane-crash-over-potomac-river /fatal-incidents/first-responders-switch-from-rescue-to-recovery-after-mid-air-collision-near-reagan-national-airport Officials said 28 bodies have been recovered from the crash involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:05:38 GMT /fatal-incidents/first-responders-switch-from-rescue-to-recovery-after-mid-air-collision-near-reagan-national-airport /search-and-rescue/passenger-jet-helicopter-collide-over-d-c-s-reagan-national-airport D.C. fire boats as well as police helicopters are conducting search and rescue efforts on the Potomac River Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:29:34 GMT /search-and-rescue/passenger-jet-helicopter-collide-over-d-c-s-reagan-national-airport /search-and-rescue/s-c-coroners-officer-creates-mounted-search-team The Lancaster County team's horses can navigate terrain that might be difficult or impossible for vehicles Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:00:00 GMT /search-and-rescue/s-c-coroners-officer-creates-mounted-search-team /labor-issues/utah-ski-patrollers-win-in-strike-against-biggest-u-s-resort Vail Resorts acceded to key demands from Park City Ski Patrollers, ending a nearly two-week strike Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /labor-issues/utah-ski-patrollers-win-in-strike-against-biggest-u-s-resort /search-and-rescue/gear-stolen-from-wash-rescue-team-during-search-for-sasquatch-seekers Thieves stole an AED, generators, technical rescue gear and more from Skamania County's search and rescue team Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:57:12 GMT /search-and-rescue/gear-stolen-from-wash-rescue-team-during-search-for-sasquatch-seekers /fatal-incidents/ore-men-die-due-to-exposure-during-search-for-sasquatch Search teams in Skamania County, Washington spent three days looking for the two men in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:00:05 GMT /fatal-incidents/ore-men-die-due-to-exposure-during-search-for-sasquatch /fatal-incidents/first-responders-recover-body-of-grandmother-in-pa-sinkhole Rescuers spent four days in cold weather searching for Elizabeth Pollard after she fell into a sinkhole in Marguerite while looking for her cat Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:44:24 GMT /fatal-incidents/first-responders-recover-body-of-grandmother-in-pa-sinkhole /coroner-body-of-grandmother-in-pa-sinkhole-believed-to-be-located Elizabeth Pollard was last seen looking for her cat on Dec. 2 and was believed to have fallen into the sinkhole in Marguerite Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:12:07 GMT /coroner-body-of-grandmother-in-pa-sinkhole-believed-to-be-located /search-and-rescue/search-for-pa-grandmother-in-sinkhole-moves-to-recovery-operations Officials scaled down the work at a sinkhole in Marguerite in the search to find and rescue Elizabeth Pollard Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:29:31 GMT /search-and-rescue/search-for-pa-grandmother-in-sinkhole-moves-to-recovery-operations /search-and-rescue/rescuers-return-to-pa-sinkhole-to-search-for-grandmother Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson said that authorities no longer believe they will find Pollard alive, but that work to find her continues Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:06 GMT /search-and-rescue/rescuers-return-to-pa-sinkhole-to-search-for-grandmother /search-and-rescue/grandma-never-came-back-rescuers-search-for-pa-grandmother-in-sinkhole A camera located what could be a shoe 30 feet down in the sinkhole in Marguerite Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:30:38 GMT /search-and-rescue/grandma-never-came-back-rescuers-search-for-pa-grandmother-in-sinkhole /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 /search-and-rescue/gear-stolen-from-wash-rescue-team-during-search-for-sasquatch-seekers Thieves stole an AED, generators, technical rescue gear and more from Skamania County's search and rescue team Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:57:12 GMT /search-and-rescue/gear-stolen-from-wash-rescue-team-during-search-for-sasquatch-seekers /search-and-rescue/passenger-jet-helicopter-collide-over-d-c-s-reagan-national-airport D.C. fire boats as well as police helicopters are conducting search and rescue efforts on the Potomac River Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:29:34 GMT /search-and-rescue/passenger-jet-helicopter-collide-over-d-c-s-reagan-national-airport /search-and-rescue/search-for-pa-grandmother-in-sinkhole-moves-to-recovery-operations Officials scaled down the work at a sinkhole in Marguerite in the search to find and rescue Elizabeth Pollard Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:29:31 GMT /search-and-rescue/search-for-pa-grandmother-in-sinkhole-moves-to-recovery-operations /fatal-incidents/first-responders-switch-from-rescue-to-recovery-after-mid-air-collision-near-reagan-national-airport Officials said 28 bodies have been recovered from the crash involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:05:38 GMT /fatal-incidents/first-responders-switch-from-rescue-to-recovery-after-mid-air-collision-near-reagan-national-airport