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    The Firehouse.com Rescue product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various technical rescue tools and equipment, including hazmat, water and ice rescue, vehicle extrication trench and collapse rescue tool options.
    Worker rescued from rubble in downtown Louisville
    Structural Collapse

    Watch: Worker Rescued after Extensive Operation in Louisville, KY

    Susan Nicol
    Nov. 15, 2024
    The worker was trapped in a hole for nine hours before being lifted to the ground by Louisville firefighters.
    Photos by Kent Freeman
    Trenching regulations require rescuers to provide egress for rescue technicians who are in the trench whenever the trench is at least four feet deep.
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: First-Line Tactical Priorities for Trench Rescue

    Kent Freeman
    Oct. 28, 2024
    Kent Freeman isn't forgiving of firefighters who are unsure of what to do when they arrive on scene of a trench collapse.
    Firefighters rescue teenager who got stuck in a tree while trying to rescue his pet bird
    Technical Rescue

    Cockatiel, Teen Rescued from Tree by Orange County, CA, Firefighters

    Susan Nicol
    Oct. 25, 2024
    Residents applauded as the Orange County firefighter caught Tweedy and brought him down the ladder.
    Photos by Michael Daley
    A memorial at the Gloucester City, NJ, Fire Department (GCFD) firehouse honors GCFD Firefighter Thomas Stewart III, Mount Ephraim, NJ, Fire Department Fire Chief James Sylvester and Deputy Chief John West, and the three children who were killed. Problems regarding GCFD culture, training, tactics, communications, personnel assignment and special operations were uncovered from the results of the investigation of the incident. Today, the department’s standards of performance are transformed.
    Operations & Training

    Fire Studies: Lessons Learned—The Gloucester City Tragedy

    Michael Daley
    Oct. 25, 2024
    Michael Daley spoke to one of the members who was rescued during the July 4, 2002, structure fire to hear how that member's department continues to change based on the takeaways...
    Nationwide
    Nationwide is continuing to work with partners throughout the year to provide additional grain rescue tubes and training sessions to fire departments in need.
    Confined Space

    Rescue Ready: 58 Fire Crews Get Life-Saving Grain Rescue Tools

    Oct. 24, 2024
    Nationwide’s Grain Bin Safety campaign has awarded grain rescue tubes and training to 390 fire departments across 32 states since 2014.
    Dog recovered safely 6 days after Haymarket house explosion
    Operations & Training

    Dog Extricated from Haymarket, VA, Explosion Debris after Six Days

    Susan Nicol
    Oct. 22, 2024
    "To go back six days later and get the dog out was a great feeling," said Prince William County Fire Lt. Mark Waldrop.