Search and Rescue
Tips for the unique challenges of accessing and extricating patients from recreational trails
Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters
USAR task forces and fire department swiftwater teams conduct rescues in the wake of Hurricane Helene
Mike Herdman, 34, was hiking with a friend when he went running after his dog and disappeared
Rescuers heard people shouting for help and are searching for those missing
A bear was running across a road that sent a pickup into a creek; she floated several miles down fast-moving water
The sheriff said the slide remains to unstable for searchers to continue
Eighty searchers from nearly a dozen agencies scoured the 27,000-acre site for two days before they were found unhurt
As soon as the avalanche occurred, rescuers, guides and climbers rushed to help, and all other climbing was suspended
Rescue workers pulled out 12 bodies from under mounds of snow and ice and were searching for the three missing guides
Only three of those killed in the March 22 disaster are still unidentified; the missing list has gone down to 12 from 13
The number of confirmed dead increased from 18 to 21; searchers are worried about dysentery, tetanus and contamination
EMS personnel can assist efforts in areas hit by earthquakes, hurricanes through several groups
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