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    The Firehouse.com Technical Rescue product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various firefighter and rescue equipment, including confined space, structural collapse, trench rescue and USAR options.
    Photos courtesy of Loudon County Combined Fire and Rescue System
    Because an employee of an energy supply company who was sent to repair a leaky underground propane tank decided to let the propane that was in the tank seep out of the ground, an explosion occurred during the response to an odor of gas by members of the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System (LC-CFRS). Sterling, VA, Volunteer Fire Company (SVFC) Firefighter Trevor Brown was killed. Analysis of the incident revealed concerns regarding risk assessment, event escalation, communication, resource allocation and command structure.
    Operations & Training

    Close Calls: ‘Routine’ Gas Leak Results in LODD

    Billy Goldfeder
    March 12, 2025
    Billy Goldfeder explains why the report from a propane gas explosion that resulted in an LODD should serve as a template for every agency.
    Firefighters rescue woman trapped inside San Bernardino storm drain
    Confined Space

    San Bernardino County, CA, Crews Rescue Woman from Storm Drain

    Susan Nicol
    Feb. 19, 2025
    The victim was stuck inside a narrow section of underground drain, San Bernardino County firefighters said.
    Woman, boy rescued from vehicle fire outside East Hollywood apartment building
    Technical Rescue

    Los Angeles Firefighters Cut Bars to Rescue Two

    Susan Nicol
    Feb. 18, 2025
    Burning vehicles on the ground-floor level of the Los Angeles building led to the rescue and evacuations.
    Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
    Las Vegas police and firefighters, with assistance from Clark County Fire Department, respond to the scene of an unconscious man who passed away while stuck in a palm tree on Bonanza Road near 21st Street on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Las Vegas.
    Technical Rescue

    Las Vegas Firefighters Pull Dead Man from Tree

    Feb. 13, 2025
    A man died after being found unresponsive in a palm tree 25 feet in the air Wednesday afternoon.
    15-year-old boy rescued by FDNY firefighters in Queens after leg pierced by metal spike from fence
    Technical Rescue

    FDNY Crews Use Band Saw to Cut Fence that Impaled Teen

    Feb. 5, 2025
    The teen, with the fence still impaled in his leg, was transported to a hospital where the wrought iron posts were removed, FDNY officers said.
    NTSB: Divers have searched 'all accessible areas' of the Potomac River
    Water & Ice

    Divers Back in Potomac River Searching for Victims of Mid-Air Collision

    Jan. 31, 2025
    The remains of 41 airline passengers and all soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter have been recovered.