Technical Rescue

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.
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Clyde Fire Department
July 22, 2025
After pulling him out from under a car, Clyde Firefighter/EMT Brandon Cox initiated CPR.
Photos by Robert Policht
firefighter rope rescue preparation execution Robert Policht
June 13, 2025
Robert Policht tells firefighters who might be called on to rescue a citizen from a vertical shaft what's required on arrival at the incident—and days and weeks before an incident...
One dead, three hospitalized in incident at Portsmouth graduation party
June 8, 2025
The victims were celebrating a graduation when the collapse occurred, Portsmouth fire officials said.
WATCH: Cleveland firefighters rescue workers hanging from collapsed scaffolding downtown
June 5, 2025
The three were left dangling when a scaffolding collapsed at the downtown Cleveland building.
Photos by Michael Daley
volunteer firefighting LODD injuries causal factors NIOSH Michael Daley
June 4, 2025
Michael Daley exams four NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports to illustrate the fact that the five most common causal factors in LODDs occur repeatedly and in multiples...
‘I fully expected a body recovery’: Man rescued after being pinned by 700-pound boulder while hik
May 29, 2025
Rescue personnel from multiple agencies including a tour helicopter were involved in the operation in Seward.