Extrication And Rescue

Connecticut EMS Describe Power Plant Blast

Hunter's, the state's largest ambulance company, was the first on the scene after Sunday's deadly explosion at the Kleen Energy plant in Middletown.

Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Car Dangles from Oregon Parking Garage

Fire crews secured the car to keep it from falling to the ground until a tow truck could arrive.

Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Search for Victims Continues at Connecticut Plant Blast Site

A dozen or more others were hurt in the blast, which happened as gas lines were being tested. The explosion was so powerful it alarmed residents who heard the boom and felt tremors in their homes miles away.

Posted Monday, February 8, 2010

Eight Injured After Car Crashes into Nevada Casino

One of the people killed was wedged beneath the vehicle and slot machines, Kinsey said. Another was near the rear of the vehicle.

Posted Thursday, February 4, 2010

Super Bowl Stage Collapse Injures 4

Four people were injured when a small stage collapsed outside Sun Life Stadium, where the Super Bowl is being played this weekend. (Feb. 3)

Posted Thursday, February 4, 2010

New Jersey Rescue Squads, Fire Department Conduct Ice Rescue Training

EMTs and first responders from the organizations wore specially designed suits to work in the water.

Posted Tuesday, February 2, 2010

French Rescuers Remove Haitian Man from Collapse 11 Days after Quake

He said he survived initially by diving under a desk when the rubble started to fall around him.

Posted Monday, January 25, 2010

Utah Man Believed Dead, Revived by Paramedics

The highway patrol says it appeared he may have been deceased when paramedics arrived but they were able to revive him.

Posted Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Virginia Team Prepares for Haiti Deployment

The Fairfax County, Virginia urban search and rescue team is preparing to travel to Haiti, helping search for victims among the rubble from a strong earthquake that struck the island nation. (Jan. 13)

Posted Wednesday, January 13, 2010