Firefighting Basics: Industrial Responses
Mark van der Feyst presents a refresher for what local fire departments ought to know before deploying to assist in incidents at industrial sites.
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Trench Emergencies and the First-Arriving Fire Company
Quintin Pavel reviews the steps first-responding firefighters with an awareness-level understanding of trench rescue can take to help effect a successful rescue.
11 min read
CA Firefighters Rescue Woman Who Was Trapped Overnight in Manhole
A woman’s yells for help led to her rescue after she fell and got stranded in a manhole overnight in San Bernardino.
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Man Seriously Injured After Falling into Abandoned TX Grain Silo
Firefighters rescued a man late Wednesday after they say he fell into an abandoned grain silo, according to reports.
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Firefighters Rescue Deer Wedged Upside Down Between Walls of CA Home
Oakland firefighters carefully rescued a deer from a harrowing predicament after it got wedged upside down in a narrow gap between two walls.
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Firefighters Help Rescue Boy Who Was Trapped Between Boulders for Nine Hours
Rescuers freed an 11-year-old boy who slipped between two boulders near his school and was trapped for more than nine hours.
2 min read
Portland Deep Excavation Rescue: Is Your Team Prepared to Break Its Own Rules?
Portland firefighters responded to an incident in which an injured worker fell into a 32-foot-deep hole at a construction site in the northeast part of…
13 min read
Suffolk (VA) Firefighters Respond to Tech Rescue Incident at Construction Site
Suffolk (VA) firefighters responded to a complex technical rescue incident at a construction site that left one person dead.
2 min read
Crews Free Worker from East Rutherford (NJ) Building Collapse
Firefighters responded to a building collapse that trapped a worker for hours in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
1 min read
Confined Spaces and Their Governing Standards
Caleb McNeil offers a review of confined spaces, the regulations that govern the work done within them, and how they impact rescue operations.
27 min read
Grain Bin Rescue: Are You Ready?
Tim Zehnder provides an overview of fire department response to grain bin rescue incidents and offers some tips for such rescues.
9 min read
Davenport (IA) Building Collapse Leaves Residents Missing, Rubble Too Dangerous to Search
Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of the building collapse.
7 min read
