Extrication And Rescue

13 Hurt after Amtrak Train Derails in North Carolina

Six previous accidents have occurred at the crossing dating back to 1978.

Posted Thursday, May 13, 2010

More Victims Feared as Tenn. Floodwaters Recede

Thousands of people fled rising water and hundreds were rescued, but bodies were recovered Monday from homes, a yard, even a wooded area outside a Nashville supermarket.

Posted Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Event Tests Rescue Skills of Md, Va Firefighters

The 2010 Technical Rescue Challenge kicked off Monday and will continue through Thursday.

Posted Tuesday, May 4, 2010

19 Hurt in Houston Bus and Light Rail Train Collision

The injured were taken to St. Joseph Medical Center, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Methodist Hospital and Ben Taub General Hospital with minor ailments, such as neck and back pains, Houston Fire Department officials said.

Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Paramedics Hail 'Hero' Boy from Arizona Bus Crash

A bilingual 4th grader hurt in an Arizona bus accident translated from an ambulance stretcher for busy rescue workers as they hurried to set up a triage center.

Posted Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Numerous Injuries in Florida School Bus Crash

Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Ken Ellis says 41 students from West Gadsden High School were on the bus when the driver lost control.

Posted Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Floor Collapse in Florida Hotel Injures Two

Authorities are trying to determine if the wooden floor's collapse is a sign of more serious problems.

Posted Monday, March 8, 2010

3-Year Old Child Killed in Mississippi ATV Wreck

A 3-year-old boy is dead after the ATV he was riding on with other children flipped on its side in Jones County.

Posted Monday, March 8, 2010

11 Injured in Chicago Accident

Curtis says the injured included seven children.

Posted Monday, March 8, 2010

Six Reported Dead, Many Injured in Passenger Bus Rollover South of Phoenix

The accident quickly scene became a mass of police and rescue personnel as ambulances arrived and rescuers broke out windows of the bus to get to victims, setting up a triage area in the middle of the interstate.

Posted Friday, March 5, 2010