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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.
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    When Seconds Matter: Protecting Emergency Responders and the Public from Radiation

    Join Bobby Salvesen, Brandon-Dean Morris and Doug Mayer to learn how firefighters can detect radiation while protecting citizens and themselves.
    Photos courtesy of John Jankowski/Mill Creek Fire Company
    Preplanning for when a traveling carnival takes up residence in a department’s response area should include work with the carnival company to ensure that the tallest ride is located in an area where an aerial apparatus is capable of accessing the highest point of the ride (here, 60 feet).
    Rescue

    Tech Rescue: Carnival & Amusement Park Rides: Thinking Outside of the Box

    Robert Policht
    March 5, 2025
    Robert Policht opens eyes to the possibilities for what will be encountered when things go awry with machinery at carnivals and amusement parks.
    Dräger
    Dräger ProAir
    SCBA & Accessories

    Transforming Rescue Operations High and Low: Dräger Unveils the ProAir

    Draeger
    March 4, 2025
    The latest long-duration closed-circuit breathing apparatus for first responders in high-rise buildings, tunnels, and subways.
    D.C. Fire and EMS Diver, Boat Captain Recall Response to Plane, Helicopter Crash
    Water & Ice

    D.C. Fire Boat Captain Calls Response to Plane, Helicopter Crash a 'Nightmare'

    Peter Matthews
    March 3, 2025
    D.C. Fire and EMS marine pilot CJ Isbell recalls the response to the deadly aviation incident "some of the worst things imaginable,”
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    Trench Rescue

    Trench Collapse Kills Two Workers in Baltimore County

    March 1, 2025
    Technical rescue teams from Baltimore and Howard counties and Baltimore City operated at the Catonsville scene for more than seven hours.
    Dramatic rescue of workers stuck on disabled scaffolding at Columbus Circle
    Rope

    FDNY Crews Make Dramatic Rescue 78 Stories above Sidewalk

    March 1, 2025
    The out-of-control scaffolding slammed into a window, shattering glass on the sidewalk below.