Confined Space

The Firehouse.com Confined Space product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various fire and rescue confined space tools and equipment, including patient packaging, rescue tools, lock out/tag out, USAR and tagline options.
Brandi K. Phillips
Providing forced air duct-type ventilation might improve final outcomes of a rescue effort for an animal victim in oxygen-deficient atmospheres if delivered near its face while simultaneously alleviating some of the concerns with the space for the rescuer.
Confined Space

Animal Rescues: Is the Duckling in the Drain the Modern Canary in the Coal Mine?

Nov. 8, 2024
Brandi Phillips says considerations for safe animal rescue from storm drains, culverts and sewers have immediate and more far-reaching positive effects.
Cleveland Fire/Twitter
Technical Rescue

Man Stuck in School Chimney Rescued by Cleveland Firefighters

July 29, 2024
Firefighters removed bricks from the lower section of the Cleveland school to free the man.
Dennis C. Sharpe
Confined Space

The Aerial, the Stokes Basket & the Machine Rescue

June 14, 2024
When a worker’s leg got crushed in a wood mulcher, the severity of the injury, the victim’s precarious location and the limited space for the rescue made for a complex rescue ...
Confined Space

Concord, MA, Fire Crews Rescue Construction Worker

May 15, 2024
The man was injured and trapped in a roughly 6-foot deep hole inside the structure.
Orange County firefighters tear down bathroom wall to rescue dog
Confined Space

Orange County, CA, Firefighters Rescue Dog Stuck in Wall

May 15, 2024
The crew used sledgehammers to break down the bathroom wall and free the pup.
Palm Beach State College
Training Drills

PBSC to Host South Florida’s Biggest First Responder Competition

April 24, 2024
The Palm Beach State College Invitational brings together 50 teams of 400 professional firefighters and paramedics from Tallahassee to Miami and Canada to see who can best solve...