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  1. "Into the Fire" documentary now available on DVD

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    Mon, 26 Mar 2007

    Into the Fire" allows real-life firefighters to describe the daily trials and triumphs of their jobs, from daring urban rescues to deadly battles with massive forest fires. The film offers a rare glimpse inside fire station camaraderie, detailing

  2. Spanish City Suffers Two Earthquakes

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    Thu, 2 Jun 2011

    Within 12 hours, more than 500 professionals plus many volunteers (civil protection groups) were on scene organizing urban rescue operations, safe zone coordination, and relocation areas for the more than 20,000 displaced citizens, and inspecting damaged

  1. RCD Bulldog makes debut at Souther California Demo Day

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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008

    vehicle intended to mobilize men, equipment and supplies, the Bulldog is available in several configurations including fire, urban rescue , beach rescue, SAR, and people and equipment hauler (PEH). The RCD Bulldog is a versatile tool for any department and

  2. Sound Advice for “Everyday” Responses

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    Sun, 1 Mar 2009

    other types of responses to which you can apply this simple principle hazardous materials spills, rope and water rescue, urban rescue , and large area search, to name a few. We are already learning the principle in wildland fire classes and on every response

  3. NEWS IN BRIEF

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    Tue, 1 Jul 2008

    stadium of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, on May 29. The fire department displayed its special teams (hazmat, heavy urban rescue team, and dive rescue team) and equipment in the morning. Paramedics William Echevarria and Jason Oberg threw out the first

  4. RESCUE WITHOUT THE BIG RED TRUCK

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    Thu, 1 Feb 2007

    argue that no one could remember everything, but you’d be wrong. Mountain rescue teams and progressive suburban and urban rescue teams do it all the time, because for them “the truck” could be four to five hours away. You can do it, too, by taking

  5. Honoring Our Own

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    Fri, 1 Jun 2007

    BRENT JONES is commander of the Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department’s Honor Guard. He also serves as a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, and a member of the department’s heavy urban rescue team.

  6. HELICOPTER OPERATIONS IN SWIFTWATER RESCUES

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    Tue, 1 Jul 2003

    based mountain rescue, swiftwater and marine rescue operations, post-earthquake aerial damage assessment and rescue, and urban rescue operations. He is a search team manager for the LACoFD's FEMA USAID/OFDA Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force

  7. Let's Get Real about Our RIT Team Power Capabilities

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    Mon, 8 Jul 2002

    There is a lot of talk about firefighter survivability these days; rapid intervention teams (RIT), firefighter down, and urban rescue permeate many of today's fire station chats. If you're placed in charge of a RIT team, how much "power" does your

  8. USFA offers new publications

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    Sat, 1 Jul 1995

    latest technology available for performing challenging operations including confined-space rescue; trench, water, and urban rescue ; search and rescue; rope and high-angle rescue; and agricultural rescue. A directory of technical rescue equipment