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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.
    Bridgeport construction worker trapped after collapse
    Structural Collapse

    Bridgeport, CT, Technicans Rescue Worker after Partial House Collapse

    Oct. 21, 2024
    Firefighters took turns digging and moving boulders with their hands because the space was too tight to fit shovels and other tools.
    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. 11, 2024
    Kent Freeman isn't forgiving of firefighters who are unsure of what to do when they arrive on scene of a trench collapse.
    Hurricane Milton weakens to category 1 storm as it moves to East Coast
    Rescue

    Hurricane Milton Slams Florida, Leaves Deaths Destruction

    Oct. 10, 2024
    Officials have confirmed at least four deaths and believe the toll will go higher as rescue personnel conduct searches.
    Palm Beach Gardens neighborhood suffers extensive tornado damage
    Rescue

    Palm Beach County, FL, Firefighters Free People Buried in Tornado Rubble

    Oct. 10, 2024
    “Some were trapped under rubble or stuck in overturned vehicles tossed by the strong winds,” according to a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue statement.
    John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS
    Smoke from the fire at BioLab in Conyers required 17,000 people to evacuate.
    Operations & Training

    Protestors Call for Closure of Conyers, GA, Plant that Burned

    Oct. 8, 2024
    People rallied at the Georgia State Capitol calling to close the BioLab plant, which burned last week, over health concerns.
    Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times
    Florida Department of Transportation workers assess the damage to homes following Hurricane Helene.
    Rescue

    Tampa Mayor Warns Non-Evacuees: 'You are going to die'

    Oct. 8, 2024
    Mayor Jane Castor told Tampa residents that Hurricane Milton "is literally catastrophic" as it approaches the city already damaged by Hurricane Helene.